CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE ---------------------- One of the easiest and best desserts you'll ever make. Stunningly good, only takes about 20 minutes to throw together (and 40 to bake), and requires nothing you don't already have in the kitchen. Even better with vanilla ice cream. 1) Mix together: 2 tbsp melted butter 3/4 cup white sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 tsp vanilla 2) Add: 1 cup flour 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp cocoa powder 2 tsp baking powder and mix until everything is just combined. 3) Pour batter into a *greased* casserole dish (smaller is better; the result is deeper and moister). 4) Mix in a separate bowl (or large measuring cup): 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup cocoa 1-3/4 cups boiling water (I mix the sugar and cocoa first, breaking up any lumps in the sugar to get a combined powder a little coarser than granulated sugar. I think this makes the resulting cake smoother.) 5) Pour sugar/cocoa/hot water over batter and bake at 375 deg. for 40 minutes.