Lindsey Nair

Features staff writer Lindsey writes about food, restaurants and recipes.

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Pamper your Valentine with hot fudge pudding cakes, which form a rich, thick sauce on the bottom during cooking.

This recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of weak coffee. Use either 1 cup of regular coffee diluted with 1/2 cup water or 1 1/2 cups of water mixed with 2 teaspoons instant espresso or instant coffee. Serve with vanilla or coffee ice cream.

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