SOUTHERN CHOCOLATE COBBLER

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When you think of a cobbler, you probably think of bubbling fruit in sauce topped with a sweet batter, and melted chocolate doesn’t immediately come to mind. But with its fondant bottom and chocolate top, this old-fashioned Southern chocolate cobbler fits the cobbler parameters perfectly. It’s a similar combination of textures, but there’s no fruit. There’s just tons of rich chocolate, which is always good news.

INGREDIENTS :

FOR THE BATTER:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

FOR THE TOPPING:

  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 cups boiling water
  • Vanilla ice cream, for serving

DIRECTIONS :

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Place butter in a 9×13-inch baking dish and put in oven. Once butter has melted, remove and set aside.
  3. Stir together the 1 1/2 cups sugar, 4 tablespoons cocoa powder, flour, milk, baking powder, salt, and vanilla …
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