Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1.75 cups white sugar , divided
• 1.5 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 0.5 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.25 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1.5 cups boiling water

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place butter into an 8-inch square baking dish and set in the oven to melt while it preheats.
2. 2 Sift flour, 3/4 cup sugar, and 1 ½ tablespoons cocoa together into a medium bowl. Stir in milk and vanilla until smooth.
3. 3 Stir remaining 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa powder together in a small bowl.
4. 4 Remove the baking dish from the oven. Pour flour-sugar mixture over melted butter, then sprinkle sugar-cocoa mixture over top. Slowly pour boiling water over everything.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 30 minutes.

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