Chocolate Custard Cream Cake Bars

chocolate custard cream cake slice (sometimes called chocolate pudding cake bars). Here’s a full, detailed recipe so you can recreate it at home 👇

🍫 Chocolate Custard Cream Cake Bars

🧁 Ingredients

For the Chocolate Cake Batter

2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
½ cup (40 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
2 large eggs
½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil
¾ cup (180 ml) milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

For the Cream Filling

2 cups (500 ml) milk
½ cup (100 g) sugar
3 tbsp cornstarch
2 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp butter

Optional: ½ cup mini chocolate chips (for speckled filling)

For Topping

Powdered sugar (for dusting)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Prepare the Cream Filling

In a saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and egg yolks.
Gradually whisk in milk until smooth.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened (about 5–7 minutes).
Remove from heat, stir in butter and vanilla.
Cover with plastic wrap touching the surface and let cool completely.

2️⃣ Make the Chocolate Batter

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Grease and line a 9×13-inch (23×33 cm) baking pan.
In a large bowl, mix flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla. Mix until smooth (don’t overmix).

3️⃣ Assemble

Pour half of the chocolate batter into the prepared pan.
Spread the cooled custard evenly over the batter.
Carefully spread the remaining chocolate batter on top.
(Tip: Drop spoonfuls and gently spread to avoid mixing layers.)

4️⃣ Bake

Bake for 35–40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cake layer comes out clean.
Let cool completely in the pan.

5️⃣ Finish

Dust generously with powdered sugar.
Chill for 1–2 hours before slicing for cleaner squares.

💡 Tips for Perfect Layers

Make sure custard is fully cooled before assembling.
Chill before cutting for sharp, bakery-style squares.
Add chocolate chips or grated chocolate on top for extra richness.

If you’d like, I can also give you:

A version using cream cheese instead of custard
A no-bake version
Or a European-style semolina cream version

Just tell me which one you’d like 😊