Chocolate Cobbler

An easy, homemade chocolate dessert recipe with a warm, decadent chocolate fudge sauce that’s formed under the cake-like top as the cobbler bakes like Molten Lava Cake!

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. JUMP TO THE RECIPE
2. 7 REASONS YOU SHOULD TRY IT
3. THE FEW INGREDIENTS NEEDED
4. RECIPE NOTES WORTH READING

There are some recipes that have been around forever because they are good. They’re more than good, they’re practically perfect. They’re iconic.

This is one of those recipes. It goes by several names… Chocolate Pudding Cake, Molten Lava Cake and Hot Fudge Cobbler are a few I’ve heard.

That’s what happens when an old recipe is this good… people like to call it something new to freshen it up (and - dare I say - pretend it’s an original recipe).

The first time I ever made this for the family, I got exactly one little serving and those hoovers I live with sucked the rest of it down before it even cooled to room temperature.

Lesson learned? Make two! I almost always make two of these because it cooks in a smaller 2-quart dish so two easily fit side-by-side in the oven. We will literally knock one out in one setting, so why not go ahead and make two then save one for later??

This is great to bring to a potluck or covered-dish dinner because it doesn't have to be refrigerated and it always elicits ooohs and ahhhhs once someone spoons out that first serving and all that yummy fudgy sauce spills out all over the place!

7 REASONS YOU SHOULD TRY CHOCOLATE COBBLER

1. You likely already have the ingredients on hand.
2. It’s a pretty cool recipe because the second half involves pouring boiling water over the ingredients (like… what?? how does that even work?)
3. It’s SUPER simple to whip up. You won’t need to sift anything or dirty up a bunch of bowls. You don’t even need a mixer. 
4. You won’t need to melt or temper any chocolate – this is made with cocoa powder.
5. It’s amazing hot or cold.
6. It eats JUST like the fancy, complicated Molten Lava Cakes that require ramekins, water baths and melted chocolate.
7. Spooning the hot, fudgy sauce that’s hiding under the cake-like cobbler onto vanilla ice cream is the stuff of dreams!

INGREDIENTS NEEDED FOR CHOCOLATE COBBLER

I list the ingredients separately in the recipe card (base and topping) to make it easy to follow but all you need to make this dessert is:

• Cocoa powder
• Sugar
• All-purpose flour
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Milk
• Butter
• Vanilla extract
• Boiling water

NOTES ON MAKING CHOCOLATE COBBLER

• I prefer to use half boiling water and half hot black coffee when making the topping.
• My original recipe calls for brown sugar in the topping but I’ve been using regular white sugar so long, I’ve updated my recipe to use white sugar. You can use either.
• You can use self-rising flour instead of AP flour, baking powder and salt (add an extra tablespoon of SR flour to the cup).
• There is supposed to be a chocolate lake under the cobbler. Don’t panic if you’re not expecting it, that’s where the magic is.
• This cooks in a 2-quart dish. A standard 13x9 baking dish is 3 quarts so you’ll want to use something smaller. If you’re unsure which pan to use, you can pour 8 cups of water into one and see how it fits. 
• The best way to tell if it’s done is when you can smell it. I find that’s true for most baked desserts. If your sniffer isn’t as fine-tuned as mine, you’ll know it’s done when the top looks uniformly set. When gently shaken, there should still be a little wiggle in the middle.

TWO MORE CHOCOLATE DESSERTS MADE WITH COCOA POWDER

There's a reason this and the two recipes below are so outstanding even though they're made with cocoa powder instead of melted chocolate. Each of these recipes employs the technique of blooming the cocoa powder with boiling liquid. Read more about what that means in the pound cake recipe, where I go into pretty good detail about what it is and why it makes a difference.

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE - A true southern chocolate pound cake recipe that’s moist and fudgy and packed with rich chocolate flavor. 

THE BEST CHOCOLATE TEXAS SHEET CAKE - A tried-and-true family recipe for velvety tender chocolate cake with old-fashioned cocoa icing poured on while the cake is still warm. 

Recipe for Chocolate Cobbler

Chocolate Cobbler

Yield: 9 Servings

Author: Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 40 MinTotal time: 50 Min

An easy, homemade chocolate dessert recipe with a warm, decadent chocolate fudge sauce that’s formed under the cake-like top as the cobbler bakes.

Ingredients

Base:

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/3 cup butter, melted

Topping:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/4 cups boiling water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Make the base:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Ceramic or glass dishes don't need to be greased. If using a metal pan, spray with cooking spray.
2. Combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl then mix well; set aside.
3. Add milk and melted butter to dry ingredients then mix by hand or with an electric mixer set on low until just combined and smooth (some small lumps are OK). Spread mixture into a 2-quart baking dish.

Make the topping:

1. Combine sugar, cocoa and salt in a small bowl then mix well. Sprinkle mixture evenly over base batter.
2. Add vanilla to water then pour water slowly over sugar mixture. Do not stir.

Bake:

1. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until cobbler is nearly set in the middle. When you can really smell it but there’s still a little bit of wiggle in the very center, it’s ready!
2. Cool 10 minutes then serve warm. Serve with vanilla ice cream for a special treat!

Notes

• I prefer to use half boiling water and half hot black coffee when making the topping.
• You can use self-rising flour instead of AP flour, baking powder and salt. Add an extra tablespoon of SR flour to the cup.
• Any other questions are likely answered in the post above the recipe card.

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