Chocolate Upside Down Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 cup skim milk, room temperature
• 1/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 3/4 cups hot water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 f degrees. set oven rack in middle of oven. lightly spray 9x13 glass baking pan with cooking spray.
• 2 in medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder (about 30 seconds). set aside.
• 3 in large bowl, whisk together sugar, milk, yogurt, vanilla, and melted chocolate until combined (about 1 minute). add dry ingredients and whisk until just moistened, about 30-40 seconds.
• 4 pour batter into baking dish. smooth the top with the back of a spoon. set aside.
• 5 make the sauce: in medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, and cocoa. gradually add the hot water, whisking until the sugar is dissolved and the sauce is smooth (about 30 seconds).
• 6 gently drizzle sauce over the back of a spoon onto the cake batter, covering the batter completely. note: don't worry if some of the batter floats up from below.
• 7 bake about 50 minutes, or until cake is firm to the touch. allow to cool slightly, about 30 minutes.
• 8 release sides of cake by running a knife around the edges of the pan.
• 9 transfer squares to serving plates and spoon fudge sauce from the bottom of the pan over each piece.