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This Gooey Chocolate Pudding Cake is the most rich and delicious chocolate dessert, you will ever eat. If you know a chocolate lover, or are one yourself, you need this in your life.
Gooey Chocolate Pudding Cake Recipe

When it comes to desserts, gooey = good. This recipe for Gooey Chocolate Pudding Cake is a really old one that our grandma used to make.

You know that if Grandma was making it, it’s good stuff!

This cake is completely from scratch and although the directions sound a little strange, I promise that it works.

That gooey “pudding” goodness isn’t from a pudding mix, but instead it’s a melted chocolatey fudge that comes from the way you make the cake.

It’s pretty much amazing. Throw some ice cream on top of the hot cake and you have a perfect dessert.

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Gooey Chocolate Pudding Cake Recipe

This Gooey Chocolate Pudding Cake is the most rich and delicious chocolate dessert, you will ever eat. If you know a chocolate lover, or are one yourself, you need this in your life.
Serving9
Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 52 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups sugar, divided
  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup milk
  • ⅓ cup butter, melted
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1¼ cups hot water
  • ½ gallon vanilla ice cream, optional topping
  • 8 ounces hot fudge sauce, 1 bottle, optional topping

Equipment

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together 3/4 cup sugar, flour, 1/4 cup cocoa, baking powder and salt.
  3. Add in the milk, butter, and vanilla and stir until smooth.
  4. Pour batter into an ungreased 9 x 9 inch square baking pan.
  5. Stir together remaining 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar and remaining 1/4 cup cocoa; sprinkle mixture evenly over batter.
  6. Pour hot water over top; do not stir (I know that it sounds weird, but I promise that it will all work out!).
  7. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until center is almost set (you do not want to over cook or it will not have the warm gooey pudding in the bottom).
  8. Remove cake from oven and let cool for about 15 minutes. When you scoop the cake into serving dishes, be sure to spoon the sauce from the bottom of the pan over the cake. Top with ice cream and hot fudge if desired.

Notes

  • You can also garnish with fresh fruit like raspberries or strawberries, or chopped nuts are delicious on this too!

Nutrition

Calories: 810 kcal · Carbohydrates: 120 g · Protein: 11 g · Fat: 33 g · Saturated Fat: 20 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 112 mg · Sodium: 485 mg · Potassium: 616 mg · Fiber: 4 g · Sugar: 94 g · Vitamin A: 1118 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 370 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Cuisine: American
Course: Dessert
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Published: January 12, 2023

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Questions & Reviews

  1. Erin @ Miss Scrambled Egg says:
    Pudding cake sounds amazingly rich and sweet! Right up my alley. I love that big scoop of ice cream on top of the cake. :D
  2. Krista says:
    This looks deliciously gooey! I love fudgy chocolate desserts... I'm going to have to try this!
  3. Lauren says:
    Um, this looks ridiculously amazing. The gooier the dessert, the better!
  4. Moore Girls says:
    This looks amazing! Thank you for sharing.
  5. Stephanie says:
    I never thought I would ever say this. But this dessert is BETTER than the molten chocolate lava cake at Chili's.... I have a special relationship with that dessert. And now I'm in trouble because this was TOO easy to make. WELL DONE! Absolutely delicious.
  6. Susan says:
    This looks delish! Can I double the recipe and put it in a 9x13 pan?
  7. Cyd says:
    Hi Susan, It should work fine to double it and put in a 9 x 13 inch pan. Be sure to cook until the center is almost set. May take a few extra minutes. Watch it closely! :)
  8. Sakeenah says:
    Hi, is there any way I can sub the butter for oil? I have no butter on hand now :( I made your recipe a couple of times already and my family loves it!
  9. Sakeenah says:
    Hmm.. you know I'm thinking now, if I do add oil instead of butter, I won't get that delicious crusty layer on top.
  10. Cyd says:
    We have only made it with the butter. :)
  11. KimLuke says:
    Can I double this in a9x13 pan
  12. Momma Cyd says:
    It should work fine to double it and put in a 9 x 13 inch pan. Be sure to cook until the center is almost set. May take a few extra minutes. Watch it closely! :)
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