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Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake
This Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake is a game-changer: Warm, gooey chocolate cake (made from scratch!) nestled in a river of thick fudge sauce. Make this easy, luscious dessert right in your crockpot. Top with ice cream, whipped cream, or both for an extra special treat.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 4h 30m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 4h 15m👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●slow cooker
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
To make the cake batter:
2
Coat a slow cooker with nonstick spray. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. In a second bowl, whisk together the milk, melted butter, and vanilla.
cocoa powder (see note 1)3 tablespoons¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons cocoa powderbaking powder2 teaspoons
3
Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients. Pour the wet ingredient in to the well and whisk until smooth. Pour into the bottom of a slow cooker.
4
To make the topping:
5
Whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder until evenly combined. Sprinkle evenly over the batter in the slow cooker.
cocoa powder (see note 1)3 tablespoons¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
6
Pour the hot water over the top of the batter and topping. Do not stir. Cover and cook on HIGH for 3 to ⏱️ 4 hours or LOW for ⏱️ 5 hours, or until a toothpick inserted in to the middle of the cake comes out clean with a few crumbs attached.
7
Serve with ice cream or whipped cream, spooning the chocolate sauce from the bottom of the slow cooker over the top. Garnish with maraschino cherries if desired.
Nutrition Facts
calories
494 kcal
fat Content
12 g
serving Size
1 scoop
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
78 g
sodium Content
341 mg
protein Content
4 g
trans Fat Content
0.4 g
cholesterol Content
30 mg
carbohydrate Content
98 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
unsaturated Fat Content
4 g
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