Mocha-walnut Pudding Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon dark rum or 1 tablespoon brandy
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
• 5 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 1 cup hot milk
• 1 cup whipping cream, whipped to soft peaks

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375f (190c).
• 2 butter an 8 inch glass baking dish (square or pie plate).
• 3 sift dry ingredients into medium bowl.
• 4 stir in walnuts.
• 5 combine milk, butter, vanilla and rum in another bowl.
• 6 pour over flour mixture and stir until just combined (batter will be stiff).
• 7 spread into prepared baking dish.
• 8 mix dry topping ingredients together; sprinkle evenly over batter.
• 9 pour 1 cup hot milk over top (do not stir).
• 10 put pan in center rack of preheated oven and bake until top is glazed and dark-brown, about 40 minutes.
• 11 cool atleast 1 hour.
• 12 serve warm or at room temperature, with whipped cream.