Pudding Cake Recipes

WARM LEMON PUDDING CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and set a rack in the middle position. Spray six (6-oz) ramekins with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, milk, lemon zest, lemon juice, butter, and salt. Add the flour and sugar and whisk until smooth.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. (The peaks should curl when you lift the beaters out of the bowl.) Spoon about ¼ of the egg whites into the lemon mixture and whisk until smooth. Add the remaining egg whites and, using a rubber spatula, gently fold into the lemon mixture until smooth. The batter will be light, foamy, and liquidy.
• Place the prepared ramekins into a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Ladle the batter evenly into the ramekins (it will come almost to the top). Using a teapot or pitcher, pour room temperature water into the pan to reach halfway up the sides of the ramekins. Carefully place the baking pan in the oven and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the cakes are puffy and lightly golden on top. Using tongs, carefully remove the ramekins from the baking dish and let cool on a rack for about 20 minutes before serving. (They will sink a bit as they cool; that's okay.) Dust with Confectioners' sugar and serve with berries, if desired.
• Make Ahead: The cakes can be made a day ahead of time. Once completely cool, cover the cakes with plastic wrap and store at room temperature. Before serving, preheat the oven to 350°F and set a rack in the middle position. Remove the plastic wrap and place the ramekins on a baking sheet; heat for 10-15 minutes, until warmed through.

CARAMEL PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt with spoon. Stir in buttermilk and oil (batter will be thick). In ungreased 8-inch or 9-inch square pan, spread batter.
• In small bowl, mix brown sugar and boiling water with spoon. Pour over batter.
• Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until cake is deep golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan).
• Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan.
• Poke cake every 1/2 inch with handle of wooden spoon. In medium bowl, beat pudding mix and milk with whisk about 2 minutes. Pour pudding evenly over cake. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen cake. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C).
• In ungreased 9 inch square pan, stir together flour, white sugar, cocoa, the baking powder, and salt. Mix in milk, oil, and vanilla with a fork until smooth.
• Spread batter evenly in pan (batter will be thick). Sprinkle with brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa. Pour boiling water over batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes, then spoon into dessert dishes or cut into squares. Invert each square onto dessert plate and spoon sauce over each serving. Top with ice cream or whipped topping, if desired.

CARAMEL PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bow combine flour, baking powder and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in raisins and milk. , Spread into a greased 8-in. square baking pan. Combine brown sugar and boiling water; pour over batter. Bake until golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Serve warm.

PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour tube or 10" bundt pan.
• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
• Beat at medium speed with electic mixer for 2 minutes.
• Pour into pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick or knife comes out clean when inserted in the middle.
• Cool in pan for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Invert onto serving plate, cool completely.

HOW TO MAKE CAKE MIX WITH PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Additional items needed: Mixing bowl, electric beater, cooking spray/butter, 9x13 inch cake pan, toothpicks.
• 2. Select identical flavors of cake mix and instant-pudding mix, such as chocolate cake mix and chocolate pudding. If you want a more complex cake flavor, select complementing cake and pudding mix flavors, such as yellow cake mix and lemon instant-pudding mix.
• 3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• 4. Grease the cake pan with nonstick cooking spray or butter. (I flour my cake pans as well, but it's not required.)
• 5. Combine the cake and pudding mixes with a spoon in a large mixing bowl.
• 6. Add four eggs, 1 cup water and 1/3 cup vegetable oil. If you wish to make a denser cake (similar to a pound cake) add 1 cup sour cream.
• 7. Beat all the ingredients until combined with an electric mixer on medium speed. The batter will be much thicker than regular cake batter.
• 8. Pour the batter into the greased cake pan and bake it for approximately 50 minutes.
• 9. Insert a toothpick in the middle of the cake and remove it. If the toothpick comes out clean with no raw batter, the cake is done.

SIMPLY LOVELY VANILLA PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Butter an 8-inch square glass baking dish.
• SAUCE: Transfer 1 tablespoons milk to a small bowl. Heat remaining milk and sugar for 2-3 minutes or until steaming in a glass measuring cup in a microwave on medium(50%) power or in saucepan over medium heat on stove-top. Add cornstarch and vanilla to reserved milk; drizzle into hot milk mixture, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Set aside.
• CAKE: In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk together egg, milk, butter and vanilla. Pour over dry ingedients and stir just until moistened. Spread into prepared baking dish. Gently pour warm milk mixture over cake batter without stirring.
• Bake for about 30 minutes or until tester inserted in center of cake layer comes out clean. Let cool at least 15 minutes. Serve hot or warm. Dust with icing sugar (if using).
• Scoop cake into serving bowl and spoon pudding sauce over top.

GOOEY CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the cake: Whisk together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Whisk in the milk, butter and vanilla. Stir together until smooth with a wooden spoon or spatula.
• Pour the batter into an ungreased 9-inch square baking pan. Use an offset spatula to level into pan.
• For the topping: Whisk together the sugars and cocoa and sprinkle it evenly over the batter. Pour the hot water over the top, resist the temptation to stir it into the batter.
• Bake about 30 minutes, you want the center to bubble and look almost set, almost like an undercooked brownie. Take out of the oven and let stand 15 minutes. Serve in dessert dishes, spooning sauce from bottom of pan over top. Serve with mint chocolate chip ice cream, if desired.