Fudge Brownie Pudding Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 2 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons coffee-flavored liqueur or 2 tablespoons black coffee
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 3/4 cups boiling water
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting
• light whipped topping (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375 degrees; you'll need an 8-inch square or other 2-quart, 2-inch deep baking dish.
• 2 put flour, 1/2 cup cocoa powder, granulated sugar, baking powder and salt into a bowl, and whisk to mix well.
• 3 mix milk, oil, liqueur and vanilla; stir into flour mixture until blended.
• 4 spread in ungreased baking dish.
• 5 mix brown sugar and the 3 t cocoa; sprinkle evenly over batter.
• 6 slowly pour boiling water evenly over surface of batter (resist the temptation to stir).
• 7 carefully place dish in oven.
• 8 bake 30 minutes, or until top is just set and a wooden pick inserted halfway into center comes out with moist crumbs.
• 9 cool in dish on wire rack 10 minutes.
• 10 dust with confectioners' sugar.
• 11 fore a decorative design, place a paper doily on cake before dusting with sugar.
• 12 carefully lift doily straight up.
• 13 serve pudding cake warm with whipped topping.