Chocolate Lava Cobbler is another of those magic cakes that will blow your mind and blow your tastebuds away! During the baking process, the moist, tender, chocolatey cake rises to the top and the thick, luxurious pudding sinks to the bottom, so it has the fudgy, saucy goodness of a true chocolate lava cake! There’s something quick and simple, yet endlessly decadent, about this Chocolate Lava Cobbler. Now, this is how to get your chocolate fix!
Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup walnuts, optional, chopped
For the topping:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cocoa
- 1 cup water, boiling
- vanilla ice cream, optional, to taste, for serving
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Grease a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish or square pan.
Step 3 –In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the flour, the baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, 2/3 cup of the sugar, and 1 1/2 tablespoons of the cocoa.
Step 4 –Stir in the melted butter, the milk, and the vanilla until combined.
Step 5 –Stir in the walnuts.
Step 6 –Spread the cake mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
Step 7 –In another bowl, combine the remaining sugar, the brown sugar, the remaining salt, and the remaining cocoa.
Step 8 –Sprinkle the topping mixture over top of the batter; do not stir.
Step 9 –Pour the boiling water over top of the topping mixture; do not stir.
Step 10 –Bake until the top of the cake is almost set, about 30 minutes. The cake will rise to the top and a pudding layer will form on the bottom.
Step 11 –Serve warm with the ice cream.
