Black Forest Pudding Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherry, drained,quartered
• 3/4 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup chocolate syrup
• 1/4 cup kirsch or 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice
• 1 whole maraschino cherry, if desired

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt in medium bowl.
• 2 add milk, butter and vanilla; mix well.
• 3 stir in 1/2 cup cherries.
• 4 spread batter into greased 8-inch square (2-quart) baking dish.
• 5 combine hot water, chocolate syrup and kirsch in 2-cup glass measure.
• 6 pour evenly over batter.
• 7 bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until center is set and edges begin to pull away from sides of pan.
• 8 let stand 15 minutes.
• 9 serve warm.
• 10 garnish with whole maraschino cherries, if desired.
• 11 variation:.
• 12 mocha almond pudding cake: prepare pudding cake as directed above, omitting cherries and kirsch.
• 13 stir 1/2 cup slivered almonds into cake batter.
• 14 spread into greased baking dish.
• 15 combine hot water and 4 teaspoons instant espresso coffee or instant regular coffee crystals in 2-cup glass measure.
• 16 stir in 1/2 cup chocolate syrup and 1/4 cup coffee-flavored liqueur*; pour over batter.
• 17 bake as directed above.
• 18 *substitutestrong brewed coffee or chocolate syrup.