Description
Warm Southern chocolate cobbler combines rich cocoa flavors with a gooey chocolate pudding-like center and crisp golden edges. Home cooks can easily create this classic dessert that promises comfort and sweet southern hospitality in every delightful spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (480 ml) self-rising flour
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (113 g) butter
- 1 cup (240 ml) whole milk
- ½ cup (50 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tbsps unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 3 cups (720 ml) boiling water
- vanilla ice cream (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Position butter in a 9×13-inch baking dish, allowing it to melt completely during oven warm-up. Remove dish once butter liquefies.
- Batter Creation: Whisk granulated sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, self-rising flour, whole milk, and vanilla extract in a large mixing bowl until achieving a silky, uniform consistency.
- Layering Foundation: Pour batter gently over melted butter, ensuring it remains undisturbed and creates a distinct layer without intermingling with the butter.
- Topping Development: Combine remaining granulated sugar and unsweetened cocoa powder, then evenly scatter across the batter’s surface to create a delicate powdery layer.
- Liquid Infusion: Delicately stream boiling water over the sugar-cocoa topping, maintaining separate layers and creating a complex dessert structure.
- Baking Process: Transfer dish to oven and bake for 35-40 minutes, monitoring until the top crust sets while preserving a luscious, molten underneath texture.
- Resting and Serving: Allow cobbler to rest 15-20 minutes post-baking, enabling flavor integration and slight cooling before presenting this decadent Southern dessert.
Notes
- Butter Placement Strategy: Melting butter directly in the baking dish creates a rich, golden base that enhances the cobbler’s bottom layer and prevents sticking.
- Batter Pouring Technique: Pour batter gently over melted butter without stirring to create distinctive layers, ensuring a unique texture with a cake-like top and gooey chocolate bottom.
- Water Adding Wisdom: Use boiling water carefully to help create a self-saucing effect, transforming the dessert into a luscious chocolate pudding-like consistency during baking.
- Resting Ritual: Allow the cobbler to rest 15-20 minutes after baking, which helps stabilize the dessert’s texture and intensifies the chocolate flavor for a more decadent experience.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 47 g
- Sodium: 290 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 63 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg