Fudgy Chocolate Pudding Cake

This Chocolate Pudding Cake features two delicious layers that form while baking: chocolate cake on top and creamy chocolate pudding sauce on the bottom. Serve this dessert warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

Ingredients:

Cake:

1 cup all purpose flour

¾ cup light brown sugar*, packed

⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

½ teaspoon espresso powder

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

¾ cup milk, preferably whole or 2%

¼ cup vegetable oil

1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract

generous ½ cup semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips

Topping:

¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

⅔ cup light brown sugar*

1½ cups boiling water

vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, for serving