Warm Chocolate Cherry Pudding Cake

Pudding cakes were a popular dessert in the ’70s, and after they devolved into a packaged pudding-mix concoction, they faded out of fashion. In looking at the original versions made from scratch, I discovered that many were egg-free, so they can suit a special diet. This pudding cake comes together like a simple cake batter and is topped with a sugar crumble and finished with a pour of boiling water. As the dessert bakes, the batter separates, producing a cake layer on top and hiding a soft