Vanilla Pudding Chocolate Cake
This cake will knock your socks off! Simple to make, yet effective, and what's more: completely delish! It even has a creamy vanilla pudding center that pairs perfectly with the rich chocolate cake surrounding it. This stunning dessert is a total showstopper that won't have you slaving away in the kitchen for hours.
Equipment
- 9-inch springform pan
Ingredients
- 1 egg for vanilla pudding
- 1/2 cup sugar for vanilla pudding
- 1/3 cup corn starch for vanilla pudding
- 1 tsp vanilla extract for vanilla pudding
- 2 1/2 cups milk for vanilla pudding
- 1/4 stick cold butter for vanilla pudding
- 4 eggs for chocolate cake
- 1/2 cup sugar for chocolate cake
- 1 pinch salt for chocolate cake
- 2/3 cup room temperature milk for chocolate cake
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil for chocolate cake
- 2 1/2 cups sieved flour for chocolate cake
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder for chocolate cake
- 1 tbsp baking powder for chocolate cake
- melted chocolate extra
- 2/3 cup chopped almonds extra
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. For the pudding, combine the egg, vanilla extract, corn starch, and 3–4 tablespoons of the milk in a pot over medium heat. Add the rest of the milk and cook until the mixture thickens and there are no lumps, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in the butter. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to cool down.
- For the chocolate cake, combine the eggs with sugar and salt and beat until frothy. Stir in the milk and oil and wait until the end to add flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder to the mixture. Adding the ingredients in this order will give you the best results.
- Pour the batter into a greased springform pan.
- Spoon the chilled pudding over the middle section of the chocolate cake batter.
- Put the pan in the oven and bake for 40 minutes. Once it's done baking, remove the dark skin from the pudding and allow the cake to cool for a few hours.
- Drizzle melted chocolate over the chocolate cake and sprinkle chopped almonds around the edge.
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Notes
The great thing about this cake is that you can choose whatever flavor pudding you like. Caramel or chocolate – there really is no limit to what you can make. You could even pull a switcheroo and leave out the cocoa powder in the cake batter and then use chocolate pudding instead of vanilla pudding. No matter what, this cake will make you erupt with happiness!