Brownie Pudding

From the 1953 Better Homes and Garden Cookbook:

1 cup sifted enriched flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons melted shortening
3/4 to 1 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1 3/4 cups hot water

Sift together flour, baking powder, granulated sugar,
2 tablespoons cocoa, and salt. Add milk, vanilla
and shortening; mix until smooth. Add nuts.
Pour into greased 8x8x2 inch pan.

Mix brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa; sprinkle
over batter. Pour hot water over entire batter.
Bake in moderate oven 350 degrees 40-45 minutes.