Southern Chocolate Cobbler

This old-time chocolate cobbler is rich and wonderful! It’s great for potlucks and get-togethers. It’s fast, easy, and always a hit.

Rich, hot, gooey, fluffy chocolatey goodness is how I’d describe old-fashioned chocolate cobbler.

If you love molten lava cakes, then you are going to flip your wig over chocolate cobbler! Not only is it pretty much fail-proof, but it’s casual enough to serve after a weekday dinner and decadent enough for special occasions.
Rich, hot, gooey, fluffy chocolatey goodness is how I’d describe old-fashioned chocolate cobbler.

If you love molten lava cakes, then you are going to flip your wig over chocolate cobbler! Not only is it pretty much fail-proof (unlike those daggum individual lava cakes), but it’s casual enough to serve after a weekday dinner and decadent enough for special occasions.

As much as I love cobbler, I can’t believe I’m just now adding chocolate cobbler to my blog, thanks to my grandma Barb! I was hanging out with her this week and going through some of her old cookbooks as usual.

I stumbled across this gem printed on the back of an unsweetened cocoa powder label. The recipe was tattered with smudges of chocolate on it, an indicator that it’s been made a few times!

I came home the next day to test it out, and after making a few minor tweaks like increasing the water, increasing the butter, and using dark cocoa powder, I was quickly in a molten chocolate oasis!! Telling myself, “now you know you don’t need to be doing this!” as I slowly savored every bite. Lawd, have mercy! This stuff is good. Simple. Rustic. And good! I’m excited about my next big cookout because I’m making a huge tray of this stuff.

Ingredients

FOR THE BATTER:

1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

FOR THE TOPPING:

2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups boiling water
Vanilla ice cream, for serving

How To Make Southern Chocolate Cobbler

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Place butter in a 9×13-inch baking dish and put in oven. Once butter has melted, remove and set aside.

Stir together the 1 1/2 cups sugar, 4 tablespoons cocoa powder, flour, milk, baking powder, salt, and vanilla extract. Spoon into baking dish over melted butter, but do not stir.

In a separate bowl, mix together the 2 cups sugar and 1/2 cup cocoa powder. Sprinkle over batter in pan. Pour boiling water over topping, but again do not stir.

Bake until top has set, 35-40 minutes. The bottom will be loose and a bit gooey.

Let cool 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

What is a chocolate cobbler?

Chocolate cobbler consists of a fluffy chocolate-flavored cobbler “crust” (think Devils food cake for this one) on top of hot, thick chocolate sauce, just like a molten lava cake. Spoon this decadent dessert into a bowl and then spoon on that luscious chocolate sauce. Vanilla ice cream takes it over the top as can imagine so treat yo’self!

Can I add toppings to this?

Chocolate cobbler is definitely rich enough to stand on its own! If you really want to add toppings besides vanilla ice cream, try nuts, caramel (mercy), or even diced strawberries and fresh mint.