Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake

Name: Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: Serves 10 (serving size: about 1 [2-in.] slice)
Ingredients: 2 cups granulated sugar; 1 ¾ cups (about 7 1/2 oz.) all-purpose flour; ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa; 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder; 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; ½ cup canola oil; 1 teaspoon good quality vanilla; 2 large eggs; 3 cups whole milk, divided; 1 cup boiling water; 1 (3.9-oz.) pkg. chocolate instant pudding mix; 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips; Ice cream, for serving

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This no-fuss lava cake is comfort dessert at its finest. It’s dangerously good, with a perfectly cooked cake topping and a simple, but satisfying lava made from instant pudding. The cake batter bakes over the pudding, creating a perfect cake top with moist, gooey lava underneath. You likely already have the ingredients at home, but to take things up a notch, use a good quality vanilla extract—it makes a big difference. This makes a lot, so it’s perfect to share with friends or bring to a potluck—you won’t have to worry about leftovers, trust us. Eat it with ice cream or whipped cream, and dress it up with some berries.

By Sarah Epperson

Recipe by MyRecipes

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active:

20 mins

total:

2 hrs 55 mins

Yield:

Serves 10 (serving size: about 1 [2-in.] slice)

Directions

Step 1
Spray a 5-quart slow cooker with baking spray.

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Step 2
Whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl until combined. Add oil, vanilla, eggs, and 1 cup of the milk; stir to combine. Stir in boiling water just until combined. Pour cake batter into prepared slow cooker.
Step 3
Whisk together pudding mix and remaining 2 cups milk in a medium bowl until smooth. Let stand until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Pour pudding in center of cake batter in the slow cooker. Sprinkle evenly with chocolate chips.
Step 4
Place lid on slow cooker, and cook on HIGH until cake is dry to the touch, about 2 hours and 30 minutes. Serve with ice cream.

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08/14/2022

The crock pot didn’t cook it; after 3 hours on high we had to put it in the oven for 30 minutes. Finally done BUT when we scooped it out IT WAS GREEN inside!!!
Will never try again!

Allison X

02/15/2022

Update :I scooped it out of the slow cooler after the time it said.. Put it in a baking dish and baked it at 350 for 30 minutes. That worked to cook it all the way through, with still some gooey spots from the pudding but it got really mixed together when I had to scoop it out. I believe the original instructions would work if you do 2x the amount of time it says. The flavor is really good.

Initial review :I did exactly what the recipe says.. And after 2.5 hours it is complete mush still! I dipped a spoon to see if it was just the top but no...id all the way through. Not sure what happened but I'm disappointed. I'm going to try to scoop out and put in the oven..

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