Water Cake
Dear New England Drivers,
It is not necessary to drive 12 mph to work when there is a little precipitation on the ground. It is also not safe to SLAM on your brakes as often as you do in slippery conditions. If you just use the pedal on the right to make the car accelerate…you should be good to go.
Sincerely,
A fellow New England Commuter
Holy cow, heeellllooo ice storm! I drove in this morning and it took me an hour and 20 minutes to get into work. It normally takes me about 35 minutes haha. WOW! Thanks Mother New England! Thank goodness I am inside now, for all of you who are located in the New England area, pleeease drive safe!
This recipe is something my mom showed me. She said my great grandmother used to make it and I always love sharing recipes like that with people. This cake is crunchy and gooey and delicious and is the perfect thing for a chocolate craving!
Ingredients for Chocolate Water Cake:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 3/4 cups hot water
In a medium bowl, combine flour, white sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Stir in the milk, oil, and vanilla until smooth. Spread in ungreased 9 inch square baking pan.
Combine brown sugar and 4 tablespoons cocoa; sprinkle over batter in the pan. Pour hot water over all; do not stir.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes. Serve warm.
It might be hard to tell in this picture above, but the bottom of the cake ends up being like a layer of gooey chocolate and then the top ends up being close to a brownie texture. Yum!
Now, I know this isn’t the most gorgeous looking piece of cake above haha. If you let it cool for a bit it will set up nicely and you can cut nice slices of cake, but I just wanted to dig right in…let me tell you, it is great at any temperature! Enjoy!
41 Comments
Kita
This cake looks awesome. I am in DE and dreading my trip into work today (not because of the ice/snow – but because of the people who seem to forget that we get this kind of weather ever. year.) Sigh.
Back to the cake and happy thoughts!
RavieNomNoms
Thanks so much! Yes, please do be careful on the roads with all those crazy drivers out there. I would think that living in New England people would be USED to this by now…NOPE! haha 🙂
Kori
Gooey and delicious, my mom and grandma make this too! We’ve always called it “Mud Cake” though. So fun for chocolate lovers 🙂
RavieNomNoms
Oh how wonderful that your family used to do this too Kori! I love sharing things like that with others! Mud cake is a very good term for that cake haha
thatshowiroll
Hum, those pictures! Now I may have to do this really soon! Wonderful.
RavieNomNoms
Please do and let me know how it turns out for you!
Ang
I’m with ya on the unexperienced weather drivers. It drives me nuts! Okay this water cake takes me right back to living at home. My mom would make something similar and I loved it! I think it’s been 10 years or so since I have had this dish. I’m so excited to make this. Thanks!
RavieNomNoms
Hi Ang! I am glad I could bring back some good memories for you!
thecountrycook
When I saw the title – I had to check this out. This sounds like a great weeknight dessert and I gotta tell ya – it looks amazingly delicious!! I really love when folks share their family recipes with me. Thanks for sharing this one!
RavieNomNoms
You are so very welcome! I hope you try it some weeknight and let me know how it goes! 🙂
Dionne Baldwin
This is a treasure. I have GOT to have this! My sweet tooth is acting up.
I am so sorry I am glad you are driving careful! We have tropical weather in comparison with mid 40’s in the morning hours.
Thank you for sharing this and I hope the rest of your day goes well!
RavieNomNoms
Definitely do try it! I think you will love it!
Lynn @ Sprinkles of Flavor
Wow, look at all that chocolate. I will be bookmarking this!! Thanks!
RavieNomNoms
You are very welcome Lynn! Thanks for visiting!
tiffany
Um, can you send that same note to North Carolina drivers? LOL! The cake looks tasty!
RavieNomNoms
hahaha, I certainly will Tiffany!
Evan @swEEts
If you think NE drivers are bad (I used to live in RI) you need to come down to Texas.. they’re ridiculous! This cake intrigues me.. I have to try it out sometime!
RavieNomNoms
Really?! I never would have guessed that! Try it out and let me know how it goes! I am sure you being a AWESOME baker and all it will turn out fab!
Dana - Food for Thought
This sounds great! Don’t you wonder who came up with this idea for the first time? So original!
RavieNomNoms
I know right? I have no idea where it originated but man o man is it good! Thanks for commenting Dana!
Carol Egbert
We have the snow and ice – guess I should make the cake. Thanks!
RavieNomNoms
We have really bad ice too! Be safe!
Vicki @ Wilde in the Kitchen
Cake looks tasty! And I’m with you on the bad New England drivers! I did have to chip a bit of ice off my car after work though, that was fun!
RavieNomNoms
I had to do that too! That was really not fun at all!
A little bit of everything
I can’t thank you enough for this recipe. I tried it once to an opened buffet and since I did not know what’s the name of the cake all my researches found a dead end. I’m bookmarking it. thanks for sharing.
Sorry to hear about the driving and bad weather over there. Hope nothing bad happens.
take care,
Roxana
RavieNomNoms
Hi Roxana, You are most welcome! I am so glad that I could be of help to you. I hate when that happens, when you find something you really like and then you can’t find the recipe for it. Problem solved on this one! 🙂
Lisa { AuthenticSuburbanGourmet }
Your title was extremely intriguing. This is one of those unique cakes that is a must make. Thank you for sharing!!
RavieNomNoms
I am glad it caught your attention Lisa! You are very welcome!
Cakewhiz
Just when i feel like i have seen all types of cakes out there, i come across a new cake recipe and your water cake is going to be on my table very very soon! 😀
RavieNomNoms
YAY! Let me know how it turns out for you!
C&C Cakery
I would have never thought that water would make a recipe irresistible. You’ve got a really great combo of brownie/pudding going on there that I just love!
RavieNomNoms
Thanks very much, it is extremely irresistible!
janiscooking
i love love love this! i couldn’t believe that it’s possible but you did it.. you made a gorgeous and delectable chocolate cake with.. water! 😀 love it! *and i said “love” again
RavieNomNoms
I am so glad you enjoyed it! People really seem to dig that it is so simple and also soooo delicious! 🙂
Taylor
I made this tonight….SOOO good!! Thanks for the great recipe!
RavieNomNoms
Yay! Another happy recipe experimenter! I am so happy you liked it! 🙂
Carlyn
this seems like such an interesting idea! I love the fact that it’s low fat, too! What do you think if I put a piece of parchment paper on the bottom of the pan before putting the batter in so that once the cake is all baked and cooled I inverted the cake onto a platter so that the gooey chocolate is on the top (instead of on the bottom)? Would it work?
RavieNomNoms
I think that’s a really interesting idea! I never even thought of that. You would definitely want to make sure and cool the cake completely, maybe even stick it in the fridge before you flip it. Bc it suuure it gooey haha. Gald you liked it!
The Mom Chef
WOW. That’s gonna cover it all. I just came over from Cake Whiz’s site to see exactly how the original was done. It’s an amazing looking cake and one I’ll be trying. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
RavieNomNoms
You are very welcome! Thank you so much for visiting!! 🙂
Kayla
Wow, this sounds SO COOL! I totally want to make this, it sounds so interesting!