Chocolate Wonder

Ingredients:

1 C Flour
1 1/2 C Powdered Sugar
1/2 C Butter (salted)
8 Ounce Cream Cheese (softened)
12.5 Ounce Cool Whip (I use the name brand. I can't find a 12 ounce tub any more so I usually buy 2 8 ounce tubs - they are usually on sale and cheaper than the 16 ounce - and measure.)
2 Small Packages Chocolate Instant Pudding
3 C Milk (2% or whole)
Mini Chocolate chips (optional)

1st Layer

Mix flour, 1/2 C powdered sugar and butter until crumbly. Press lightly into the bottom of a 9" x 13" pan. Bake 25 minutes at 300 degrees. Cool.

2nd Layer

Mix 1 cup powdered sugar, cream cheese and 6 ounces of Cool Whip. Spread on first layer.

3rd Layer

Mix the pudding with the milk until just set and pour over the 2nd layer. Cool in the refrigerator until completely set.

4th Layer

Spread 6 ounces of Cool Whip over 3rd layer and sprinkle with min chocolate chips.

Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

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My "magic" recipe because the pudding just appears from nothing!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a mixing bowl mix: (a wire whip works well for this)

1 C Flour
3/4 C Sugar
2 T Cocoa
2 t Baking Powder
1/4 t Salt

Stir in:

1/2 C Milk
2 T Melted Shortening (I've never tried it, but I don't see why butter wouldn't work.)
1 C chopped nuts (optional)

Pour batter into an ungreased baking pan (9" square).

Stir together: (a wire whip works well for this, too)

1 C Brown Sugar (packed)
1/4 C Cocoa

Sprinkle over batter in pan.
Pour 1 3/4 C hot water over it all.

Bake 45 minutes.

Serve with vanilla ice cream. (You could use other kinds, but vanilla keeps the pure, chocolate taste!)