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Chocolate cobbler served into two dishes with ice cream
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The Ultimate Chocolate Cobbler Recipe
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
 

If you're looking for a decadent chocolate dessert, my Chocolate Cobbler recipe is the one you've been dreaming of all this time.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 people
Author: Gemma Stafford
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake:
  • ¾ cup (6oz/170g) butter
  • 1 cup (5oz/142g) self-rising flour
  • ½ cup (3oz/85g) bittersweet chocolate (chopped)
  • ½ cup (3oz/85g) dark brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup (2½ oz/71g) granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons (½oz/14g) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¾ cup (6floz/180ml) whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Chocolate Topping:
  • ⅔ cups (5oz/142g) granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup (1 ½oz/43g) dark brown sugar
  • 5 tablespoons (1oz/30g) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ cups (12floz/360ml) boiling water
Instructions
To Make the Chocolate Cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Place butter in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish. Place dish in oven and heat until butter melts, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.

  2. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, chopped chocolate, brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cocoa powder.

  3. Pour in the milk and vanilla and whisk until the batter is smooth. Pour batter evenly over melted butter in the baking dish. Do not stir.

For The Chocolate Topping:

  1. Stir together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cocoa powder in a small bowl. Sprinkle evenly over the cake batter in a baking dish, Do Not Stir.

  2. Gently pour boiling water over mixture in dish, again Do Not Stir.

  3. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until edges are golden brown and mixture is set on top. Serve cobbler warm with vanilla ice cream.