(1st Layer)
Chocolate cake:
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup sweetened cocoa powder (Hershey’s)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp instant coffee powder
1 whole egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup hot water
1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup buttermilk(1/2 tbsp white vinegar + evaporated milk to complete 1/2 cup)
2nd Layer – Chocolate Frosting:
(Yield 1/2 cup)
1) In a shallow saucepan, mix evaporated milk and cornstarch. Stir it well to dissolve.
2) Add sugar, cocoa powder, salt and coffee
3) Let it cook over low heat possible and constantly stir until mixture is thickened.
4) Remove from heat.
5) Add-in your butter, plus some vanilla extract.
6) Stir until well incorporated. Let it cool completely. Once the frosting is totally cooled off, start adding it into the cake for the 2nd layer.
3rd Layer – Chocolate Goo:
1) In another saucepan, add fresh milk and cornstarch. Mix well
2) Add sugar, cocoa powder, salt and coffee. Mix well
3) Turn the heat on. Cook over medium-low heat. Constantly stir until mixture becomes thick.
4) Add chocolate chips and stir until it melts. Remove from heat. Let it cool for a minute or two. (you need a warm temp of pudding but not totally cooled).
5) Pour chocolate pudding on top of the cake with frosting (pudding should be warm but not hot, so it doesn’t melt the 2nd layer.)
7) Cover cake with cling wrap
