Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pudding Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 3/4 cups hot water
1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam

Preparation

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
In medium bowl stir together flour, sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, milk, vegetable oil, baking powder, salt and vanilla.
Spread into greased 8 inch square baking pan.
In medium bowl stir together remaining 4 tablespoons cocoa, brown sugar and hot water; pour over mixture in pan.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until pudding bubbles around edges.
Remove from oven; let stand 20 minutes.
OPTIONAL SERVING METHOD:
Meanwhile, in small bowl stir jam until smooth.
Drizzle each serving of warm pudding with jam.