Categories: Dessert

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2/3 cup white sugar
• 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 Tbsp veg oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (opt)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water

Directions

1. Preheat oven 350

2. Grease shallow 1 quart baking dish

3. Whisk flour, baking powder, white sugar, 2 Tbsp cocoa powder, and salt together in large bowl.

4. Mix in milk, oil, and vanilla.

5. Stir in nuts.

6. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.

7. Mix brown sugar and remaining 1/4 cup cocoa powder together; sprinkle over batter in baking dish.

8. Pour boiling water slowly over the back of a spoon over top of batter and topping.

9. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes.

10. The top of cake will be set and the bottom will be soft. Invert hot cake onto a platter to serve.

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