Instructions: Heat oven to 350.

Combine flour, granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa, baking powder, and salt into bowl. Blend in milk and shortening, stir in nuts. Pour into ungreased square pan, 9X9X2. Stir together brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa, sprinkle over batter. Pour hot water or coffee over batter.

Bake 45 minutes. While hot, cut into squares. Invert each onto dessert plate and spoon sauce over each serving. If desired, serve with sweetened whipped cream.

NOTES : TNT Low Fat Raves
Rhonda writes: "Here is a real TNT family favorite. Havent made it in years. It is soooooo good, and surprisingly enough, nearly fat free - though your guests wont know it if you dont tell them! I usually put this in the oven just as guests are sitting down to dinner, it is ready to serve by the time dinner is over!

Huge Raves! Enjoy. " Rhonda in West Virginia ve made this several times, but from an old Betty Crocker Childrens cookbook. That recipe doesnt include the nuts, and uses oil instead of shortening. When I make it now, I use applesauce instead of the oil. You can vary the amount of hot water used. With the 1 3/4 cup, the sauce formed is somewhat thin, like chocolate syrup. If you use 1 c, its more like pudding. I also decrease the amount of white sugar to 1/2 cup. The sauce/pudding is plenty sweet enough to compensate. Without the nuts and using applesauce, the cff is about 4%, with less than 1 g

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