Hot Fudge Cake

This is a wonderful cake-like pudding, with its own hot fudge sauce!

2 c. flour
4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp.salt
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. baking cocoa
1 c. milk
1/4 c. shortening, melted
1 c. nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 F. Mix together dry ingredients. Stir in milk and shortening. Add nuts. Spread in a 9 x 13 pan.

Combine:
2 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. baking cocoa

Sprinkle over cake mixture.

Pour:
3 c. hot water over entire batter. Bake for 45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.