chocolate cobbler

We had some friends over for dessert last night, so I tried out a new recipe!  =)  Who better to experiment on than friends, right? 
Thankfully, it was a hit!  And because it was such a big hit, I'm going to share it with you!

Chocolate Cobbler

First layer:
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 c white sugar
3 TB melted butter
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup milk
2 TB cocoa

Second layer:
1/2 c white sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1/4 c cocoa

Top:
1 1/2 cups hot, boiling water

Method:
~Preheat oven to 400 degrees
~Starting with the bottom layer, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.  Spread it as evenly as possible in a greased, glass 9X13 dish.
~Mix together the middle layer and evenly sprinkle over the first layer.
~Lastly, gently pour the hot water over the first two layers.

Bake for 40 minutes (mine took 35 minutes).  Server warm or cold, with or without ice cream.

**Notes**
~I added 1 TB of ground cinnamon and 1 tsp of chili powder for some depth and kick
~Instead of 1 cup flour, you could substitute 1 cup of self rising flour.  Just omit the baking powder and salt.