2 Cups Flour
3 Cups Sugar, Divided
4 Tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 C. Cocoa, Divided
1 C Butter, Melted (but cooled, it shouldnot be too hot)
1 C. Milk
2 Tsp. Vanilla
3 C. Hot Water
Preheat oven to 350. In a 9 x 13 pan, combine flour, 1 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and 1/2 cup cocoa. Mix well. Add the butter and mix again. Add milk and vanilla, mixing with a fork until well blended. Use some muscle to get out the lumps as best you can. In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar, and remaining 1/2 cup cocoa. Sprinkle this mixture over the batter in the pan. Pour 3 c. hot water over the entire pan. Do not stir. Bake for 40 minutes. Remove from oven: Allow the cake to set for 10 minutes. (it will finish baking outside the oven). The cake forms a cakelike crust on top with a puddinglike fudge layer underneath. Serve hot with vanilla ice cream on the side.