Grease a deep 8 in. square/round cake pan/casserole
Sift together into a bowl and set aside:
1¼ cups sifted cake flour
¾ cup sugar
½ teasp. baking soda
¼ teasp. salt
Melt and set aside:
1 square chocolate (unsweetened)
2 Tbs. butter or margarine
Pour into measuring cup
2 Tablesp. vinegar (cider)
6 Tablesp. milk (½ cup total)
Stir milk-vinegar mixture into melted chocolate mixture with 1 teasp. vanilla extract
Add chocolate-milk mixture all at once to dry ingredients. Stir until thoroughly blended
Add: 1 cup salted pecan halves; Blend just until halves are evenly distributed. Turn batter into pan
Sprinkle over batter: 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
Combine:
1½ cups boiling water
2 squares chocolate (unsweetened)
Stir until chocolate is melted and thoroughly blended with water; pour gently over top of batter
Bake pudding at 350° 45 to 50 minutes. Serve warm with heavy cream, whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream.
Merry Christmas!
Mary Jordan
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last revised 02/06/2001