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           machine  and  scrape  down  the  sides  of  4. Spoon  the  warm  pudding  cake  into
           the  bowl  with  a  rubber  spatula.     bowls, and top with peppermint ice cream.
           Increase  the  mixer  speed  to  medium
                                                       Store this cake, covered with aluminum
           and beat 2 minutes more, scraping the
                                                    foil, at room temperature for up to 3 days or
           sides down again if needed. The batter
                                                    in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
           should  look  well  combined.  Pour  the
           batter  into  the  prepared  pan,  smooth-
           ing  it  out  with  the  rubber  spatula.               R
           Sprinkle  the  brown  sugar  and  cocoa
           powder evenly over the batter. Pour the     the Cake Mix Doctor says
           boiling  water  over  the  top.  Carefully
           place the pan in the oven.                  This cake is a little different in that the
                                                       batter contains no oil and it is baked at
           3. Bake the cake until it is firm around     a higher temperature—375°F. Don’t be
           the  edges,  is  still  jiggly  in  the  middle,  dismayed at the large amount of brown
           and the sauce is starting to bubble up      sugar—there is a lot of unsweetened
           around the edges, 45 to 50 minutes. Re -    cocoa to sweeten up! If you want, cut
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           move the pan from the oven and place it     the brown sugar back by  ⁄4 cup.
           on a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes.
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