Slow Cooker Hot Fudge Cake (Chocolate Lava)

[SunflowerKitchen]

I got this recipe from a friend the other day, and tried it and MUST share it! Very easy, and has the guests thinking you spent hours preparing such a decadent dessert. Fabulous served with vanilla ice cream or raspberry sherbet.

10 minutes to prep, 1 3/4 hrs to cook, Serves 4-8

1 3/4 C brown sugar, divided
1 C flour
3 Tbsp plus 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa, divided
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 C milk
2 Tspn butter, melted
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 C boiling water

1. In a bowl mix together 1 C brown sugar, flour, 3 tsp cocoa, baking powder and salt.
2. Stir in milk, butter and vanilla.
3. Pour into slow cooker greased with butter.
4. In a separate bowl mix together 3/4 C brown sugar and 1/4 C cocoa. Sprinkle over batter in the slow cooker. Do not stir.
5. Pour boiling water over mixture. Do not stir.
6. Cover, Cook on high 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours or until toothpick comes out clean. Watch that the top doesn't burn.

My friend advised:
When I first made this I thought the bottom wasn't cooked. Then I realized that it was the fudge. It's like an upside down cake - the top is the cake and the bottom is the fudge. When you scoop out the pieces turn them over so the fudge is on top.

Enjoy!

[Soliloquy]

:yum. My birthday is in 6 weeks and I might make this w/ my kids. Thank you for sharing!
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[CapeTownMommy]

Oooooooooh. This sounds amazing. I'm definitely making it for Thursday night when my ILs arrive for a visit!

[expatmom]

You read my mind! Just yesterday I was hunting around for a recipe for this very thing! I'm going to try this soon.

[Eowyn]

Gah! :hissyfit I'm out of baking powder and Cream of Tartar (for subsituting when I run out of baking powder :doh). :pout

[charla]

That sounds yummy and I'm glad to see there are no eggs so I can eat it. :jump

[easygoinmomma]

:yum

[~yogamom~]

can't wait to try this! i can def make this GFCF!

[Serafine]

thankyou!

[SunflowerKitchen]

can't wait to try this! i can def make this GFCF!

awesome! how??

[~yogamom~]

awesome! how??

i would sub:
earth balance soy-free butter for the butter
nut or rice milk for the milk
an all-purpose GF flour or almond meal for the flour

i think it would work pretty well. :nails

[jblairosu]

That sounds soooooo good! :heart

[tofufoofoo]

:yum

I wish I could somehow make a smaller version. My crock-pot is H U G E!

[Starfox]

Yummmmmm!!!!!

[light of mine]

This should have a sensitive lable for those pregnant among us. I want this so bad I could cry. Maybe tomorrow :yum

[JenLovie]

We've made that recipe in the oven, but I never knew I could make it in my crockpot. We call it "The Chocolate Stuff".

[Llee]

SFK, I've got some friends asking me for the recipe. May I post it in my FB notes section and give you credit?

[SunflowerKitchen]

So glad everyone's loving the recipe. It's soooo delicious!

SFK, I've got some friends asking me for the recipe. May I post it in my FB notes section and give you credit?

Sure! :D

can't wait to try this! i can def make this GFCF!...

i would sub:
earth balance soy-free butter for the butter
nut or rice milk for the milk
an all-purpose GF flour or almond meal for the flour

i think it would work pretty well. :nails

If you try this, please let me know how it works out. I'd like to make it GFCF this Sunday for a potluck.

Would a rice flour mix like 6 cups Rice Flour to 2 cups Potato Starch to 1 cup Tapioca Flour work?

Could I use Almond Milk instead of Rice Milk? (I can't stand rice milk, yech.)

Thanks for the tips!

[~yogamom~]

If you try this, please let me know how it works out. I'd like to make it GFCF this Sunday for a potluck.

Would a rice flour mix like 6 cups Rice Flour to 2 cups Potato Starch to 1 cup Tapioca Flour work?

Could I use Almond Milk instead of Rice Milk? (I can't stand rice milk, yech.)

a rice flour mix should totally work, as well as almond milk. :-)

[Llee]

Thank you! :heart

[Llee]

Got it in the crockpot for supper. ;)

[Maggirayne]

Ooooh, I think I'm gonna make this right now. :giggle

[Kyasmom]

Those thinking of using almond meal, do you think it would be a good idea to add a couple of eggs to hold it all together? I would love to make this!

[Eowyn]

It was delicious.:yum

[Llee]

I concur with Lindsay.

[Marzipan]

I really want this. If I wanted to do it in a dutch oven in the oven, how would I do it?

[SunflowerKitchen]

Glad you're enjoying it! :D

@Rachel: My guess would be just to put it in the oven at the same temperature as the slow cooker. Does anyone know what that would be? I think I can find out... give me a minute...

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Okay, one of my trusty cookbooks says that "High" on a slow cooker is 300 degrees F. So I'd just put it in the oven without preheating it and check on it a little early, just in case. Anyone else have more ideas? I'm not all that familiar with Dutch ovens myself.

[graciousmomma]

Oh. My. Goodness. I think I agree with a previous poster....you are severely tempting the pregnant women among us...I must have this sometime SOON!!!

[JenLovie]

I really want this. If I wanted to do it in a dutch oven in the oven, how would I do it?

The recipe we have (regular oven recipe) to make it in a 9x9 ungreased pan and bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

[mamajane]

subbing to remember this

[Llee]

Hey, not only did I get it made, but it turned out to be a good illustration for my MOPS talk today! http://www.creativebiblestudy.com/christianobjectlesson-cake.html

[Soliloquy]

:yum

I wish I could somehow make a smaller version. My crock-pot is H U G E!

Um, so I'm trying to see how doubling the recipe would be a problem. :lol

I haven't made it yet, I am holding out for my b-day.
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[SunflowerKitchen]

Hey, not only did I get it made, but it turned out to be a good illustration for my MOPS talk today! http://www.creativebiblestudy.com/christianobjectlesson-cake.html

Cool! :)

Um, so I'm trying to see how doubling the recipe would be a problem. :lol

I haven't made it yet, I am holding out for my b-day.
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My thoughts exactly. I'm doubling it for our potluck Sunday. And making it GFCF. Will let you all know how it works out! And share the GFCF version if we liked it!

[charla]

I'm trying this recipe for the first time tonight for Valentine's Day. It is not working out well. Can someone tell me what I've done wrong? I'm thinking that perhaps some of the measurements were unclear. I used 3 tsp of cocoa per recipe instructions but then saw that the recipe ingredients say 3 TBSP. I've double checked the amounts on ingredients several time and am sure I've measured the rest correctly. It's just really, really runny still and it's been cooking for 1 hour and 45 minutes and counting on high. Not sure if the toothpick will ever come out clean. I admit I'm not a very good baker so that may be part of the problem. :giggle :help

[Llee]

IIRC, the toothpick won't come out clean. It'll be a nice, gooey rich mess.

[charla]

I finally served it after I deemed it was done even though the toothpick didn't come out clean. Oh my, it was gooooooood. :yum