Chocolate Lush from Katie (March 17, 2001)

OK Guys,
I'll quit being a curmudgeon. This one is really good, somewhat lowfat and very quick & easy. It looks really weird when you go to cook it, like a floating mudpie mess. (Kinda fun, reminds you of when you were a kid.) By the way, I just dump all of the first two sets of ingredients together but I'm a rebel, I don't sift my flour either so there!


Chocolate Lush

Mix:
1 Cup Flour
2 Tsp. Baking Powder
1/2 Tsp. Salt
3/4 Cup Sugar
2 Tbs. Baking Cocoa

Combine:
2 Tbs.Shortening
1/2 Cup Milk
1 Tsp.Vanilla
1/2 Cup Chopped Nuts (optional)

Add to dry ingredients. Mix until well blended. Spread in ungreased square pan.

Combine:
3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
4 Tbs.Baking Cocoa
1 3/4 Cup Hot Water (from tap)
1 Tsp.Vanilla

Pour over batter in pan. It looks really weird but it's OK.

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Cut with a spatula and serve upside down with some ice cream if you wanna be really naughty.

Devour, Enjoy.

Katie