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A Delicious & Economical Dessert

A dessert cake recipe from Peggy Hoss (Great Falls).

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Cook time40 min
Servings1 8 or 9-inch square pan
Serving size1 piece
Effortweeknight
Oven350°F
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 square melted unsweetened chocolate
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tsp. melted butter
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. cocoa
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup boiling water
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Directions

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    Sift the dry ingredients together. Mix the dry ingredients with the milk, butter and vanilla. Add the chocolate last, beating until smooth. Pour into a well-buttered 8 or 9 inch square pan and cover with the topping: mix the white sugar, cocoa and brown sugar and stir until well blended, sprinkle over the raw batter, and add 1 cup boiling water. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Top with ice cream or whipped topping.

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Transcription notes

- Printed heritage cookbook page, clean type, high confidence. A self-saucing chocolate pudding cake — the boiling water forms a sauce underneath. Oven assumed °F. ---

Source details

Attribution
Peggy Hoss (Great Falls)
Origin
Great Falls, Montana
Source type
printed cookbook
Source file
scanned_recipes/montana_oldest_receipes/mont_oldest_recipes_jim_kitchen_cabinet.pdf
Source page
105 of 218
Transcribed
2026-07-27
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