How To Make Chocolate Cobbler
Growing up, we had this probably once a week. I always thought it was because everyone liked it so much but according to Mama, the frequency of this dessert had a lot more to do with it being so quick, easy, and most importantly: budget friendly. Generally, most folks have these ingredients on hand. It doesn’t hurt that you don’t even need an egg for it!
As kids, we always called this “Mud Pie”. I guess it was a fun name for the three of us. “We’re having mud pie for supper!”. I was introduced to the actual name only a few years ago while at a quilt retreat with my mother. I was speaking with a few of her friends and someone mentioned “Oh! I had your mother’s chocolate cobbler, it was WONDERFUL!”. I was awful confused. Mama makes chocolate cobbler? I’ve never had chocolate cobbler. When did she make this? Having honestly tasted everything my mother has made in the past thirty —umm…something years, I was a bit put off that she had not shared what was obviously a grand success of a recipe. After asking her, she shook her head and waved it off “Oh, its just mud pie!”.
This cobbler bakes up magically. When you pull it out of the oven you’ll have a rich chocolate cake layer on top and a hot fudge saucy layer beneath. I highly recommend it be served with ice cream.
We frequently package the dry ingredients and give them along with the recipe as Christmas Gifts. People are always intrigued by the name and very happy with the results!
You’ll need some self rising flour (see my buttermilk biscuit tutorial on how to substitute plain for self rising), vegetable oil, milk, sugar, cocoa, brown sugar, and vanilla.
To this, add milk…
In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar and more cocoa(As always, actual recipe at bottom of page).
S-L-O-W-L-Y
Have I got you paranoid about pouring it slow enough now? Good, you’ll do it right then.
Place in 350 oven for forty to forty five minutes.
Its gonna look like this…and smell like……omg…..
Oh LAWD. Just make it already!!!
Ingredients Instructions
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on Jul 21 2008. Filed under Chocolate, Dessert, FEATURED Southern Favorites!.
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A friend and I met you recently at a cornbread festival and got our co-workers excited about your cookbook. We’re having a going away party for another co-worker and we each decided to choose a recipe from your cookbook and bring it to the party. I am a terrible cook and was told to make the chocolate cobbler because of its simplicity and the easiness of the recipe. Somehow I have manage to mess this up. I followed the recipe exactly. I got organized, took my time, and somehow still got lost. Everything looked exactly like the pictures above, but after 45 minutes in the oven my hot water was still standing. No crust formed at all. What happened??
I am a terrible person, have you ever had a recipe that you wanted to keep to yourself, well until now this recipe neither had I. I took one look at Chocolate Cobbler and knew I wanted to keep the recipe to myself so that when I fixed it no one would know how simple it was to make it and think that I was such a talented cook.
~giggles~ I won’t tell if you don’t Melanie!!!
This is my most favorite dessert. It smells SO good baking, and its easy.
This one of my all time favorites. When served hot with vanilla ice cream, it is “to die for”.
Love, love, LOVE this recipe! My mother-in-law cut it out of a newspaper many years ago and gave it to me, taped to a recipe card. It has so many splashes of cocoa on it it’s getting hard to read! The one difference between yours and mine is that in mine you stir the hot water into the cocoa powder and brown sugar mixture before pouring over the cake layer. I don’t know if it makes a difference or not but you don’t have to be as careful with it. Love your posts and recipes…but mostly the stories you share about your family! Blessings to you!!
I made the Chocolate Cobbler and oh soooooooooooooooooo Good.
I just slid this into the oven!!! My sweet husband will just love this!
Deb
SUper wonderful with a scoop of Vanilla Bean Ice Cream!!!!! YUMMMMMMM!!!!!
OH….MY….GOSH! I can’t wait to get home and make this for dessert! My chocolate loving husband will go nuts about this! Think I might be like Melanie though….not sure I’ll “share” it with anyone – it can be our little secret, right?!?!?!
Christy, this was my favorite dessert years ago while raising my family. First it is delicious, second all the ingredients are around and third it is easy. Don;t see how anyone could have a problem making it. My kids loved it. We called it chocolate sundae cake. But it’s good by any name even mud pie.
Oh my goodness – my mom’s recipe too! We have this as an extra dessert at most birthday parties. What a surprise – I’ve never seen it anywhere else. Lots of us go back in our memory to occasions when this satisfied our “chocolate craving”. Love your recipes …Thanks!
Thank you so much!!! I am so glad to hear you like the cobbler!!! It is always a hit around here too!
Oh good gravy! I cannot try this soon enough. YUMMO This recipe is ‘Pin’ worthy fo-sho!
I have my grandmother’s recipe for something very similar… she called it “funny pudding”. I make it for my kids and we still call it funny pudding. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I make mine with hot coffee instead of hot water and it adds a wonderful flavor!
I have to try it this way too!!!!
I have had this recipe for many years. My friend gave it to me and was called Chocolate Pudding Cake and we add pecans on top. My recipe is like what Laura mentioned. Very good especially served with vanilla ice cream. Never known it to be called Chocolate Cobbler until recently.
Christy,
I have tried several times to print the “smoked ham & veggie salad,” and when I click on it, it comes up” how to make chocolate clobbler” I have that already, really want the salad receipe!!!!
Thanks, HAPPY 4TH of July to the “Jordan’s”,
Maryanna
Made your cobbler recipe today. I added cinnamon, salt, and instant coffee to the batter, and it was amazing! Thanks for posting this. I cannot wait to make it again!
I am so glad to hear that you liked it Christine!!!
First I want to say I’m so excited to have found this website!! There are so many dishes I want to try! I started with the chocolate cobbler. I’ve been wanting to try it for awhile and attempted this afternoon. I followed the directions and it smelled delicious and looked great!! When I cut into it, the top set and was perfect, the bottom was full of chocolate water. Any clues as to what I did wrong?? My husband said if I could fix that it would be great!!!
I made a recipe similar to this for company! I doubled my recipe & good thing I did cause they almost devoured the whole pan!!
Christy,
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your posts. I had a recipie for chocolate cobbler in the crockpot that I have used before, but needed one for the oven, and knew JUST where to look! I don’t normally cook, but this came out so well, that the ladies in my Bible Study group couldn’t believe I made it, and all wanted the recipie! Thank you for making this such a success!!
Oh my goodness, I am so glad to hear it turned out great for you!!