Chocolate Cobbler

Let's Cook

1. Step 1.

   Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place in an 8- or 9-inch square baking dish: 4 tablespoons (2 oz or 55g) butter

2. Step 2.

   Place in the oven until the butter is melted, then remove and set aside.

3. Step 3.

   Whisk together in a medium bowl: 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour; ½ cup packed (115g) brown sugar; ¼ cup (20g) unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder; ½ teaspoon salt

4. Step 4.

   Pour the melted butter out of the baking dish into the flour mixture and whisk in, along with: ½ cup (120g) milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla; (Finely grated zest of 1 orange)

5. Step 5.

   Spread the flour mixture in the baking dish and sprinkle with: 4 ounces (115g) semisweet, bittersweet, or dark chocolate (up to 70% cacao), chopped

6. Step 6.

   Mix together in a medium bowl: ½ cup (100g) sugar; ½ cup packed (115g) brown sugar; ¼ cup (20g) unsweetened cocoa powder

7. Step 7.

   Sprinkle the sugar mixture over the chocolate in the baking dish. Pour over the top, but do not mix in: 1 ¼ cups (295g) boiling water

8. Step 8.

   Bake until barely set in the middle, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.