• Newsletters
  • Subscribe

Chocolate Pudding Cake

513

  • Prep Time10 min
  • Total Time40 min
  • Makes6 servings
By Chatelaine
Chocolate pudding cake with ice cream on top

Photo, Roberto Caruso.

Chatelaine Triple Tested

When you serve this cozy confection—decadent cake enrobed in a silken sauce—have your spoon at the ready: It won’t last long. Serve it up in individual dishes or dig right in.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1/3 cup brown sugar

  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 2 tsp baking powder

  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • 3/4 cup milk

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

  • 1 tsp vanilla

Sauce

  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar

  • 1/3 cup brown sugar

  • 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

  • 3/4 cup boiling water

Toppings

  • vanilla ice cream, optional

  • whipped cream, optional

  • cocoa powder, optional

Instructions

  • Position rack in centre of oven, then preheat to 350F. Spray a deep 9-in. baking dish (6-cup capacity) with oil. Boil water in a kettle while preparing cake.

  • Cake: Whisk flour with sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk in milk, butter and vanilla until smooth. Pour batter into prepared dish. Smooth top.

  • Sauce: Whisk granulated and brown sugars with cocoa in a small bowl and sprinkle evenly over batter. Pour 3⁄4 cup boiling water over top without stirring.

  • Bake, covering with foil halfway through, until centre is jiggly when dish is shaken, 25 to 30 min. Transfer to rack to cool, about 5 min. Serve in dishes, spooning sauce over cake. Top with vanilla ice cream, then sift cocoa overtop.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories 310, Protein 5g, Carbohydrates 55g, Fat 10g, Fibre 2g, Sodium 221mg.

More of our best cake recipes.

Looking for more pudding recipes? Here's a collection of our favourites.

Get more of our favourite chocolate recipes. 

Advertisement
Advertisement
Copy link
The cover of the Chatelaine Summer 2025 issue, featuring a pink drink with a paper straw.

Subscribe to Chatelaine!

In our Summer 2025 issue, we get real about what sex is like after 40. Plus, living together after divorce, our favourite beauty products of the year and 17 incredibly summery recipes, from ceviche to sour cherry cobbler.