Instructions: Preheat oven to 350x.

Grease a 9" x 13" baking pan.

Melt butter & unsweetened chocolate together. In a saucepan, heat buttermilk gently until just a little warmer than body temperature.

Do NOT boil or cook it. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, 1 cup of the brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda & salt. Mix well, using hands if necessary to break up any lumps & making as uniform a mixture as possible. Stir in chocolate chips, if desired. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients & stir until well combined. Spread in prepared pan.

Combine remaining 1 1/4 cups brown sugar with unsweetened coca in a small bowl. Sprinkle as evenly as possible over the top of the batter in the pan. Pour on the boiling water. (It will look terrible & you will feel sure that you have ruined the whole thing; perservere.)

Place immediately into the prepared oven.

Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the center is firm to the touch.

Cool at least 15 minutes before serving. Invert each serving so that the fudge sauce on the bottom becomes a topping. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream, if desired.

Best served within 1-2 hours of baking. Also good cold.

If you would like to email yourself the recipe for later use, or share the recipe with your friends or family, enter the email addresses below and this recipe will be emailed to you and others as well.