Foodie Friday! - Hot Fudge Sundae Cake

We had this cake Christmas Day.... with tacos.  It was an unusual pairing, but both were awesome! 

This recipe is from my Betty Crocker Cookbook I got in 1980. I had forgotten about this recipe and haven't made it in a long time, then thought about it over the weekend and it was every bit as good as I remembered.  It mixes in the pan,  is very quick and easy to make, and makes its own hot fudge sauce.

Hot Fudge Sundae Cake

1 cup flour

3/4 cup sugar

2 T. cocoa

2 t. baking powder

1/4 t. salt

1/2 c. milk

2 T. vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup cocoa

1-3/4 cups hottest tap water

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix flour, sugar,  2 T. cocoa, baking powder, and salt in an ungreased 9 x 9 square pan.  Mix in milk, oil, and vanilla until smooth.  Stir in nuts.  Spread evenly in pan.  Sprinkle with brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa.  Pour hot water over batter. 

Bake 40 minutes.  While warm spoon in dessert dishes and top with ice cream.  Spoon sauce from pan onto each serving. 

Happy Friday!