

Growing up, we had this probably once a week. I always thought it was because everyone liked it so much but according to Mama, the frequency of this dessert had a lot more to do with it being so quick, easy, and most importantly: budget friendly. Generally, most folks have these ingredients on hand. It doesn’t hurt that you don’t even need an egg for it!

As kids, we always called this “Mud Pie”. I guess it was a fun name for the three of us. “We’re having mud pie for supper!”. I was introduced to the actual name only a few years ago while at a quilt retreat with my mother. I was speaking with a few of her friends and someone mentioned “Oh! I had your mother’s chocolate cobbler, it was WONDERFUL!”. I was awful confused. Mama makes chocolate cobbler? I’ve never had chocolate cobbler. When did she make this? Having honestly tasted everything my mother has made in the past thirty —umm…something years, I was a bit put off that she had not shared what was obviously a grand success of a recipe. After asking her, she shook her head and waved it off “Oh, its just mud pie!”.

This cobbler bakes up magically. When you pull it out of the oven you’ll have a rich chocolate cake layer on top and a hot fudge saucy layer beneath. I highly recommend it be served with ice cream.

We frequently package the dry ingredients and give them along with the recipe as Christmas Gifts. People are always intrigued by the name and very happy with the results!



You’ll need some self rising flour (see my buttermilk biscuit tutorial on how to substitute plain for self rising), vegetable oil, milk, sugar, cocoa, brown sugar, and vanilla.

In medium bowl, add flour…

…and white sugar.

Cocoa powder..

And stir to combine.

To this, add milk…

Vegetable oil…

and vanilla.

Stir.

Until it looks like this.

Spray an 8×8 pan with vegetable spray (or grease however you like).

Spread into prepared pan.



(As always, actual recipe at bottom of page). In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar and more cocoa(As always, actual recipe at bottom of page).

Stir…

until it looks like this.

Sprinkle this mixture evenly over the top of your batter.

SLOWLY pour hot water over batter. SLOWLY.

SLOWLY

SLOWLY



🙂

Have I got you paranoid about pouring it slow enough now? Good, you’ll do it right then. 😀 S-L-O-W-L-YHave I got you paranoid about pouring it slow enough now? Good, you’ll do it right then. 😀

Place in 350 oven for forty to forty five minutes.



Its gonna look like this…and smell like……omg…..

Oh LAWD. Just make it already!!!