Recipe Train

    Shannon Schlachter is offering readers a taste of LaRue Schlachter’s chocolate brownie pudding cake. It is the first recipe Shannon got from LaRue when Shannon married her grandson, Luke, 15 years ago. The recipe card still has LaRue’s handwriting on it — a special memory of the woman who died in 2013. The cake has been a family favorite for years and is especially loved by Shannon’s father-in-law Steve.

Chocolate Brownie Pudding Cake

    1 cup flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    3/4 cup granulated sugar
    2 tablespoons cocoa
    1/2 cup milk
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    2 tablespoons shortening, melted
    1/2 cup walnut meats
    3/4 cup brown sugar
    1/4 cup cocoa
    1 3/4 cup hot water
    
    Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and 2 tablespoons cocoa. Add milk, vanilla and shortening. Mix until smooth. Add nut meats. Pour into greased 8-inch square cake pan. Mix brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa; sprinkle over batter. Pour hot water over entire batter. Bake in moderate oven (350 F) for 40-45 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream.

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