Chocolate Upside Down Cake

Posted on December 12, 2007

3/4  cup sugar 
1  cup unsifted all-purpose flour 
2  teaspoons baking powder 
1/2  teaspoon salt 
2  unsweetened chocolate squares 
2  tablespoons butter 
1/2  cup milk 
1  teaspoon vanilla extract 

Topping 
1/2  cup sugar 
1/2  cup packed brown sugar 
1  tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder 
3/4  cup boiling water 
 
Grease and flour an 8×8-inch square baking pan. Mix sugar, flour, baking powder and salt together. Melt chocolate with butter. Stir chocolate mixture with dry ingredients along with milk and vanilla; beat until smooth. Spoon chocolate cake batter into prepared pan.
For topping, combine sugar, brown sugar and cocoa; sprinkle evenly over batter, Pour boiling water over all. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 35 to 45 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Invert chocolate cake onto cake plate so cake makes its own chocolate topping. Serve chocolate cake warm or cold.


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