Quite possibly one of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten in my entire life. Imagine if you will, plunging your spoon through a crispy layer of caramelized sugar to expose a silky layer of frozen creme brulee ice cream beneath. Oh yea baby, this recipe is worth every single calorie-laden bite. Break out the kitchen torch! Your family and friends are going to flip over this one.

Recipe

My Granny’s Chocolate Cobbler

by Sooz Hawkins on April 30, 2010 in Cakes, Desserts

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Recipe Description

This cobbler brings back childhood memories of summer time at my granny’s house. She would make this decadent dessert to go with the homemade vanilla ice cream. I don’t know of anything that melts ice cream better.

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

First stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, 3 tablespoons of the cocoa, and 3/4 cup of the white sugar. Reserve the remaining cocoa and sugar.

Stir in the milk, melted butter, and vanilla to the flour mixture. Mix until smooth.

Pour the mixture into an ungreased 8-inch baking dish. I prefer my small oval Corning Ware glass dish.

In a separate small bowl, mix the remaining white sugar (it should be 1/2 cup), the brown sugar, and remaining 4 tablespoons of cocoa. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the batter.

Pour the hot tap water over all. DO NOT STIR!

Bake for about 40 minutes or until the center is set.

Let stand for a few minutes if you can hold yourself back. Serve with homemade ice cream using the gooey sauce to spoon over all.

Ingredients

1 cup All-purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Powder
¼ teaspoons Salt
7 Tablespoons Cocoa Powder, Divided
1-¼ cup Sugar, Divided
½ cups Milk
⅓ cups Melted Butter
1-½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
½ cups Light Brown Sugar, Packed
1-½ cup Hot Tap Water

Comments

dinadm on 5.2.2010

This recipe caught my eye and I made it right away. It was easy and the results were delicious! We served it with coconut gelato and it was amazing.

I cooked it for 50ish minutes and it was still pretty gooey in the center, which I think is the point. Yum

lorieg on 5.11.2010

This sounds very much like a recipe I have from many many years ago. It is a wonderful dessert best served warm. Thanks for sharing.

rozanie on 5.11.2010

This is one of our favorites! So yummy, and even better, easy to make!

ydavis on 5.12.2010

I made this last night and boy it was so delicious!
Thank you for sharing!

time4pie on 5.12.2010

This reminds me of a childhood favorite of mine (but I have no recipe). Bless you!

agreendolphin on 5.12.2010

My mom makes this, but she makes it even easier by making the batter in the same pan she bakes it in. Super easy! And amazingly delicious.

tjl1970 on 5.12.2010

Otherwise known as chocolate denver cake. It was one of my gran’s fave’s too.. and my mum’s.

pattywalkerred on 5.12.2010

You’re dreaming if you think that’s ten servings!

Sooz Hawkins on 5.12.2010

Haha…I put 10 servings because its sooo rich especially with ice cream on top. I am sure for most its probably less servings. =)

tifferrific on 5.12.2010

This… looks… sooooo… stinkin’… good! I am not even a huge chocolate person! I am so going to make this… my mom will love me forever (if she wasn’t planning on it already)!!

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Reviews

elizabethking214 on 5.17.2010

This was delicious and very easy to make! I made it right away and was blown away by how good it was! I was a little scared to pour water all over the top, but it turned out amazing. I served it plain with vanilla ice cream and my husband is already asking for me to make it again. I used dark chocolate cocoa powder and it seemed to be just the right flavor.

I would definitely try to serve it all in one sitting, as it was not quite as good reheated. It turned more into a brownie consistency.

momofabc on 5.17.2010

SUPER SUPER easy recipe, made it for a Bible study group! They all “oohed and aahed” when I cut into it and the chocolate lava started flowing! I also used the dark cocoa powder and mixed the first section right in the baking dish-to save on dirty dishes!
Served it with vanilla bean ice cream, it was a HIT!

Best served warm, after sitting about 10 minutes from the oven!

shellsonvancouverisland on 5.17.2010

Found this a very easy and quick recipe to make. I used a deeper dish and it needed about 12 minutes longer in the oven. It still had a good amount of sauce under the cake despite the longer cooking time. I found it did make 10 servings as listed because it is so rich that a smaller portion is completely satisfying. I did serve with vanilla ice cream.

kenrow on 5.18.2010

I made this three nights in a row.

Instead of the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt, I used 1 cup of self-rising flour — it turned out just fine.

The first night, I didn’t have an 8×8 dish, so I used a pie plate, but should have put a cookie sheet under the pan because the chocolate overflowed a little.

For nights 2 and 3, I doubled the recipe and used a 9×13 pan — absolutely perfect!

WestsWife on 5.18.2010

I made this a few nights ago and it was amazing. My husband (who is normally a brownie guy) raved about it for days! The gooey-ness (in my experience) was like the texture of gravy. It was wonderful! I scooped out the brownie/cake-like part and then using a spoon I put as much of the gravy-like substance on top. – I would recommend using a bowl to serve this. Or at the very least a plate with high edges.

I think next time I’ll top the bottom layer with walnuts before putting the next layer on.

iloveafarmer on 5.18.2010

This was completely amazing! Everyone loved it, it is now in my dessert rotation for when we have company over. Thanks!

Jacki on 5.18.2010

This was WONDERFUL! And simple! And impressive! Thank you so much, I will certainly be making this over and over again!

bargasmommy on 5.18.2010

I made this super easy recipe tonight. About an hour out of the oven it was completely gone. My family loved this recipe. It will be going into our family favorites folder. The instructions were easy to follow.
Thank You for sharing this great recipe.