I don’t have many words about this concoction.
I love cobblers, and when I discovered there was such a thing as chocolate cobbler? I just about lost my marbles. How could something so wonderful exist? Whoever created this recipe had me in mind. No doubt.
I imagined pieces of chocolate and your typical “dough.” Never did I think it was 100% chock full of chocolate goodness.
Clearly I couldn’t contain myself.
I ate most of it right out of the dish.
Though it is fabulous when hot and mixed with cold ice cream.
And not only is is scrumptious, but it is so easy. It’s fast too.
There is only one way I can describe this dessert: batter. It is like brownie batter or cake batter, mixed with fluffy cake and chewy brownies all in one.
It might be the most sinful dessert I ever made. My thighs agree.
Chocolate Cobbler
from Taste of Home
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup packed brown sugar
1-3/4 cups hot water
Preheat oven to 350.
In a bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder sugar and 2 tablespoons cocoa. Stir in milk and oil. Pour into a baking dish – I used an 8-inch oval. Combine the brown sugar and remaining cocoa and sprinkle over batter. Pour hot water over top (do not stir). Bake for 40-45 minutes.
This rocked my socks off.
You have to try it this weekend. Or just make it for breakfast.
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This looks sort of like a lava cake, but the lava is a little more mixed in…Josh’s dad would go NUTS for this…I may need to make it this weekend for their visit
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I think you should sell this to nearby restaurants right now. I don’t know how you didn’t eat this entire thing when it came out of the oven. I can just imagine how good it would be from that picture.
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Mmmm, I love cobblers! I wonder if I could throw some cherries in there.
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Oh my God. That looks amazing.
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i think breakfast should work…let me just pencil that in… ;)
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Seriously think you should go into business! You always are making those most wonderful looking things.
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This is like a serious food porn alert. I looks incredible.
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:D . . . I made a light chocolate cake yesterday. YOU WIN.
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Oh my gosh, I never knew there was such a thing. This has opened my eyes to a whole new universe :-)
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Chocolate cobbler!!! Why oh why do you do this to my hips. This looks utterly amazing.
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OMG, seriously?!!! Where has that been all my life?!!!!! Totally making it for the next party I go to…
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I have never heard of chocolate cobbler. And I am all about cobbler! Ok, so is it like a brownie or a pudding cake or is it like a regular fruit cobbler?
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Jessica — August 3rd, 2010 @ 5:02 am
It’s almost a combo of all 3, if that makes sense. The batter almost turns into a chocolate “fudge sauce” swirled throughout.
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Sarena (The Non Dairy Queen) — August 3rd, 2010 @ 5:09 am
Gotcha, that is kind of what I thought. This is definitely going on my list of “to make immediately”. Thanks Jessica!
Oh my goodness. I went to a Mexican restaurant a few weeks back and had something that looked just like this. I am SO giving this a try!!!!
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My brother would call this “Better Than Golf Cake” ;-) He’s a golf pro, just to put it in context.
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bahhhhh your blog is going to be the one thing that will so difficult to look at during prep! haha…this looks SO DECADENT and rich and perfect!
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This looks amazing! So easy too – I have all the ingredients!
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I have never heard of chocolate cobbler before but it sure looks delicious! It’s so gooey and decadent looking. :)
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Oh my gosh, this looks delicious! And, fairly easy to make, which you KNOW is always a plus for me. I’m going to be at the beach with my bf’s parents for a week and I NEED to impress them with my domestic skills. I think I’m just going to go through your recipes and see which ones look like the yummiest and easiest to make :) I’m positive it will be a hit (unless I royally screw something up!), so thank you in advance!
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This totally reminds me of a recipe I embarrasingly used to make quite often in college… it was from the book Sweet Potato Queens. http://www.wchstv.com/gmarecipes/chocolatestuff.shtml Yours sounds a wee bit healthier since it doesn’t have a STICK of butter. Actually, I think your version is health food… yeeeeeaahhhhhh, health food, that’s right!! In fact I bet my baby really neeeeeeeeds some chocolate cobbler. Don’t you think?!?!?!? ;)
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Jessica — August 3rd, 2010 @ 6:35 am
Yes yes! I think baby needs some cobbler. ;)
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oh my, that looks dangerous! but so good ;)
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Looks wonderful…maybe that will make the sting of hand surgery not so bad! :) Thanks for your sweet words this morning.
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Looks amazing! This post is getting a gold star in my google reader :P
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Hello delicious! We’re with you…that thing would have been devoured straight from the pan – looks amazing!
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I’ll definitely be trying this recipe!
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oh oh OH OOOOOOOOOOOOHHH!!!! too much yum!!!!
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I have never thought of a chocolate cobbler either. Wow, wild fantasies are dancing through my mind. It would be way to difficult to stop at one pan. xo
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I have never heard of a chocolate cobbler either — but man does that look delicious!
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BIG yum!
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Wow – it looks incredible!!!
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Chocolate cobbler? Yum, it looks like a squishy brownie!
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I was sold on Cobbler alone!
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It looks like chocolate lava cake… which I love, so I would assume that I would love this!
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Good heavens. That picture popped up and I forgot what I was doing for a second there. This looks positively evil :) Love your blog!
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See this is the problem with your morning posts, I always want dessert for breakfast.
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This looks absolutely delightful!! And what do you know, I just happen to have all the ingredients in my kitchen right now. Must resist… For a couple hours at least!! :)
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Wow. You never cease to amaze me. I never knew that chocolate and cobbler could go together.
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The would make the most amazing breakfast…ever.
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Oh my GOD! I saw a recipe on the Pioneer Woman which also used the hot water pouring technique. So delicious :D
Wei Wei
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Yesss, I’m loving your breakfast idea. My mom makes a crumbly chocolate cake that is pretty similar to this, and I agree it is PERFECT with cold vanilla ice cream. Okay, I’m drooling.
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YUM! I have had a version of this recipe in the family archives forever and it is ALWAYS a favorite! We simply call is Hot Fudge Chocolate pudding, and it’s comfort in a dish!
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You just keep on outdoing yourself. I thought that Brownie Pizza a few weeks ago was all that, but this Chocolate Cobbler….. I just don’t know what to say…. GO Jessica!!! Wow!!
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This totally reminds me of chocolate cherry coke cake I always make when I camp. It’s kind of like chocolate cherry cobbler…with coke. Super yummy.
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I meant to paste the recipe in:
2 cans cherry pie filling
1 can Coca Cola
1 chocolate cake mix
Pour pie filling in the bottom of a 12″ Dutch Oven. Cover evenly with cake mix and pour Coke on top, don’t stir. Bake on hot coals for 30-35 minutes or till it looks done.
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I had made a Chocolate Cobbler last year and it didn’t turn out well, which I think was because I used the wrong type of flour or something. I’ve been thinking about it recently, wanting to try it again, so I’ll definitely be giving your recipe a go :D
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How do you tell if it’s done? Like, with cupcakes you use the whole stick a toothpick in it thing, but this wouldn’t be like that cause it’s gooey inside… Looks amazing, anyway!
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It is rare that I have everything in the cupboard for a recipe, but I did for this one! I just put it in the oven!
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um…I want that immediately please.
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i had something like this at a B&B in vermont, so tasty!
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My goodness that looks amazing! Pass a fork! :)
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when does oil, sugar and cocoa powder ever NOT taste good?! i mean hello..this looks fabooooosh!!! i want it now!
the crazy thing is, this is VEGAN. all you need to do is use nondairy milk (almond, soy,or even water) and it’s vegan. This is why when ppl automatically assume vegan = health food, you can prove them wrong right here!
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