Chocolate Pudding Cake

This recipe for Chocolate Pudding Cake comes from my grandmother and it is a favorite in our family. You will notice that there is no pudding mix in the recipe. The "pudding" texture comes from the marshmallow bottom and the way the recipe is prepared. Fellow chocoholics, prepare your taste buds for the divine!

Miniature Marshmallows (1/2 of a 16 oz. package)
1 Chocolate Cake Mix
(Ingredients on Cake Mix Box)
1/2 Cup Cocoa
1 Cup Brown Sugar
2 Cups Hot Water

Butter the bottom of a 13 x 9 cake pan. Cover with mini marshmallows. (DO NOT use regular size marshmallows or you will end up with a dripping mess all over the bottom of your oven. Unfortunately, I speak from experience.) Mix chocolate cake mix according to the package directions. Pour cake batter over the marshmallows. 

Quickly whisk together the cocoa, brown sugar and hot water in a bowl.

 Pour the mixture over cake batter. 

Bake at 375 degrees until the center of the cake is done (test with toothpick). Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.