Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pudding

This pudding is somewhat closer to a cake, in the tradition of English dessert puddings. And this pudding is way better than an instant pudding made from a box. The hardest part about making it is waiting for it to cool before eating it because it comes out of the oven smelling wonderful.

Mom made this pudding when we were young. It is very easy to make and even easier to eat. The pudding is not too sweet, but has a very nice chocolate flavor to it. While the pudding has an overall cake consistency, it has its own sauce baked into it. I highly recommend serving it with vanilla ice cream.

Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pudding

• 1 cup flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 6 tbsp. cocoa
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 tbsp. melted shortening
• 1 3/4 cup hot water

Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar and 2 tablespoons of cocoa. In another bowl, stir together milk, vanilla, and melted shortening, then add to dry ingredients. Pour batter into a greased 8-inch pan. Sprinkle the remaining cocoa over the top of the batter. Pour hot water over the batter. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Allow to cool. Enjoy!