Ingredients

1 C. all purpose flour
1 1/2 C. sugar, divided
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 C. butter, melted
1/2 C. unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
1/2 C. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 C. finely chopped almonds (optional)
2 1/2 C. hot milk
Icing sugar (powdered sugar)

Cooking Instructions

Combine flour, 3/4 C. sugar, baking powder and salt in a 13x9x2 ungreased rectangular cake pan. Combine butter and 1/4 C. cocoa; add to dry ingredients along with 1/2 C. milk and vanilla; mix well with fork. Combine remaining 3/4 C. sugar, remaining 1/4 C. cocoa and almonds. Sprinkle over batter. Carefully pour 2 1/2 C. hot milk over all; do not stir. Bake in preheated 350 oven 40-45 minutes or until top is shiny and sauce is bubbly. Dust with icing sugar and serve immediately with whipped cream or ice cream and garnish with additional almonds, if desired.
 
 
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,? says the Lord, who has compassion on you.(Isaiah 54:10)