Double Chocolate Hot Fudge Sundae Cake
By: Tanya Kohli
Published: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 8:21am

Ingredients




1 cup all purpose flour
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoons salt
½ cup chocolate or regular milk
2 tablespoons melted butter or vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
½ cup chocolate chips
½ cup walnuts or pecans (toasted if desired)
1 cup packed brown sugar
¼ cup baking cocoa
1 ¾ cup hot strong brewed coffee or hot water
Ice cream to serve with if desired

Preparation

1 Heat oven to 350 degrees F/ 180 degrees C. In an ungreased 9 inch square pan, mix flour, granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, baking powder and salt. Add the milk,  butter and vanilla and mix with a fork. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Sprinkle with brown sugar and ¼ cup cocoa. Pour hot coffee evenly over batter. 2 Bake for 35-40 minutes or until top is dry. Cool 10 minutes. Spoon warm cake into dishes and serve with ice cream or whipped cream if desirable. Top with the sauce from the pan if desired.

About

The cake recipe is a mix of coffee and chocolate, and it seemed to me as the perfect end to a weekend. Thus, I began the act of indulgence- post dinner, on a Sunday night. To give me company in the act, Ak tried out the Manhattan Cocktail. To coincide with the really hot summer day, Brown became the colour of the evening.
A couple of really wonderful things about the recipe; it is literally a 1 pan and 1 cup task, it is eggless, the blend of coffee and chocolate is perfect etc. Last but not the least, I think it would be a great dessert serving for a larger gathering, if done in individual portions- I may try that soon. It really is so simple, that at moments like this I realize- simple pleasures in life are not tough to achieve.