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
- 1 Cup self Rising Flour
- 3/4 Cup sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Cocoa
- 1/2 Cup Milk
- 1 teaspoons Vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
- 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1/4 Cup Cocoa
- 1 3/4 Cup hot tap water
- 1 Cup chopped pecans optional
Instructions
- Mix together flour, sugar, and cocoa. Add milk, vanilla, oil, and nuts (if using). Mix well. Pour into greased 8x8 inch pan. Mix 3/4 C brown sugar and 1/4 C cocoa together. Sprinkle over batter. Pour, very slowly, hot tap water over dry mixture and batter. Bake in 350 oven for forty to forty five minutes.
Nutrition
How is it that I am the very first to comment on this! HOLY MOLY it looks good. So tell me…. do you think my kids will think that I am AWSOME if I make this! I’ll give you ONE guess! YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT BAYBEEEE!
LOL!
Terri, I LOVE your enthusiasm! How can it not be contagious!!!???
You know, even my three year old (whom I am thinking of renaming Princess PickyPants) ate some of this! She doesn't EVER stray from her chicken nugget/mac and cheese/PB&J/Cantaloupe Diet!
You let me know if you get to try it and what they thought, alright?
It really is soooooooooo very good…….sooooooo very good. I just wish I could incorporate smellovision on my website!
L@@K at that. I have been waiting for you to post the recipe since you added it to the top of the page. Goodness let me pick my jaw up off the floor and wipe off all the drool. Ok I am making this Christy and with ice cream yummo. I am going to do this at Christmas time like you stated what a wonderful gift. I always give baked goodies baskets for the holidays this will be such a treat. In my opinion thats comparable to the “betetr than sex cake” well at least for me it is LOL.
Instead of just smellovision (which would be awesome) you could do your website Willy Wonka-esque, by making it so we can just reach out and take a bite of that big pan of chocolaty, gooey deliciousness!
Or I can just make it myself. 🙂
OH Stephanie, I think you are on to something! I’m calling Willy Wonka tomorrow!! hehe
I still can’t get over that pic of your son diving face first into his cake!
I just had a bowl of chocolate cobbler with a cold diet dr pepper. I can’t imagine the queen of england had a better dessert!
OK CHRISTY, I have been thinking about this cake all day today. I am making it tomrrow Ãœ. I have to stay home and wait on my sons new bedroom set to be delivered so what better way then to bake. I am so syked. I will let you know…. I feel like i am commenting to much on your blog, I just cant help it girl I love this food!!! Keep um coming.
Now can you double this to a 13X9? Or does it flop then? Just Curious I have never tried this recipe! Oh and i have a request. Its a Pumpkin thing that you use a cake mixture on top and it has a soft gooey pumpkin bottom on it? Clear as mud right?? LOL