"Jean B." > wrote in message ...
> Hi All,
>
> A friend on another group was opining that she could not find a
> chocolate pudding cake mix anymore, and I said there were numerous
> recipes for same. I HAVE lots of recipes, but then it occurred to
> me that a tried-and-true one would be much nicer for her, and I
> know some of you must have experimented with this. Thanks!
>

Sorry for the delay, but there are two basic variants:
The simpler one, which originated probably in the old
(not the newer) Fanny Farmer cookbooks, is on this
website, but use butter rather than margarine:
http://www.deliciousdecisions.org/cb/show_search.cfm?RecipeID1=135&Nutrition1='Desserts +and+Beverages'&st=1
The more complex variant is he
http://www.recipesource.com/desserts...4/rec1449.html
Both are called Denver Chocolate Pudding Cake, by the way.
The use of coffee rather than water makes a far more interesting
cake/pudding.

pavane