Amish Hot Water Cake
The delicious, chocolate filling oozes against the cake for a truly decadent dessert!
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar, divided
- ½ cup milk, at room temperature
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 ½ cups boiling water
- Whipped cream or ice cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Stir together flour, next 3 ingredients, and ¾ cup granulated sugar in a large bowl; stir in milk, oil, and vanilla.
- Spread batter in a lightly greased 8-inch square pan.
- Combine brown sugar, cocoa, and remaining ½ cup granulated sugar in a small bowl; sprinkle over batter in pan.
- Using a spoon, gently drizzle 1 ½ cups boiling water over batter, being careful not to disturb layers. (Do not stir.)
- Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a cake layer forms on top and layer springs back when touched. Let cool on a wire rack 25 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.
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