Easy Fudgey Pudding Cake

This is a recipe I found on Hershey's site. I don't remember if I've made it or not, but I did save it, so it must have at least looked good! -- Stacy

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose biscuit baking mix
1/4 cup cocoa
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk, divided
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup Hershey's syrup, divided
3/4 cup hot water
whipped topping or ice cream (optional)

Instructions:

Heat oven to 375° F. Grease 8-inch square baking pan. Combine baking mix and cocoa in medium bowl; stir in 1 cup sweetened condensed milk, 1/4 cup syrup, and vanilla until blended. Spoon evenly into prepared pan. Combine remaining sweetened condensed milk, remaining 1/2 cup syrup, and water in small bowl. Pour liquid mixture carefully over top of mixture in pan; do not stir. Bake 25-30 minutes or until center is set and cake begins to pull away from sides of pan. Let stand 10 minutes; spoon into dessert dishes, spooning pudding from bottom of pan over top. Serve warm. Garnish with whipped topping, if desired. Cover; refrigerate leftover dessert. 6-8 servings.

Notes:

I'll have to try this and report back. It looks good (and rich)!