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Registered: ‎09-17-2010

Chocolate Upside-Down Dessert

My mom made this often when I was a child..I thought it was magicWink

1 1/4 cups cake flour

3/4 cups sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 to 3 tsp cinnamon optional

1 square unsweetened chocolate..or bittersweet

2 tbs butter

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cups chopped nuts

Topping

2tbs cocoa

1/2 cup brown sugar,packed

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 Cup boiling water

Whipping cream

preheat 350* 8 or 9 in round or square cake pan..needs to be at least 3/4 in deep.

sift flour with the 3 next ingredients

Melt chocolate..remove from heat and stir in milk and vanilla until smooth, then add all at once to dry ingredients. Beat thoroughly. Stir in nuts. Turn into non stick or buttered pan.

Make topping..Blend cocoa and sugars. Sprinkle over batter, then pour boiling water over top.

Bake 45 to 50 minutes

Dessert separates into a rich cake on top and a creamy sauce underneath...Serve with whipped cream.