Hot Fudge Pudding

Good Housekeeping January 2002 page 131 Borrowed from my Mother-in-law Nancy Charbonneau. She made it for Christmas and served with vanilla ice cream. Very decadent dessert that is very simplistic by design but high powered in flavor. A go to favorite that you will go to again and again.

Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup whole milk
2 tablespoons melted margarine or butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup packed brown sugar
optional vanilla ice cream

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 glass baking dish or shallow 2 quart casserole dish. In a medium bowl, combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and 1/4 cup cocoa.
Whisk in milk, butter and vanilla. Just until smooth. Spread batter into baking dish.
In a small bowl mix brown sugar, and 1/4 cup cocoa; sprinkle evenly over batter.
Carefully pour 1 1/2 cups of boiling water over mixture, in baking dish. DO NOT STIR!
Bake for 30 minutes (Batter will seperate into cake and pudding layers).
Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Serve warm in dessert bowls with ice cream, if desired.
365 calories per serving
4 grams protein
78 grams carbohydrates