This is a recipe for those days when you need some chocolate and not just any chocolate, a serious hit of in-your-face, indulgent, gooey chocolate.  If you bake from time to time I bet you already have these ingredients on hand so all you need is a bowl and half an hour before you have this.  These beautiful crown dessert plates were a gift from my sister, Cameron, and you can find them here.

Update: This has now been christened the Homer Bailey No-Hitter Ice Cream Sundae.  To make: watch the Red’s Homer Bailey pitch a no-hitter, spoon some pudding into a bowl, cut half a banana on top, spoon on some vanilla ice cream and enjoy – Go Reds! 

What to buy:

• 2 sticks unsalted butter
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup cocoa powder
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

What to do:

• preheat the oven to 350
• melt 2 sticks of butter in a 13 by 9 inch baking dish
• combine the eggs, vanilla and sugar in a bowl, mixing until light yellow in color
• add flour and cocoa powder to egg mixture and whisk together until blended
• pour melted butter from baking dish into pudding mixture and mix until combined
• bake for 15-20 minutes making sure the center seems very under-baked – still wiggly
• allow to cool slightly before serving with ice cream