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Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake

April 14, 2015 By Allyson Zea 25 Comments

This seemed like a major shortcut! I decided to try out a Slow Cooker Chocolate cake, and made it lava style! That’s how Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake was born! This crockpot lava cake was deliciously ooey gooey chocolatey perfection! Serve with a scoop of ice cream for a mouth watering dessert!

Hey Just Us Four Readers! I hope y’all are ready for another delicious recipe, because this one is a doozy! When I first read that you could make cake in a slow cooker, I really didn’t believe it…I’m not sure why, but probably because I am terrible at real baking, and this seemed like a major shortcut. Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake - a moist delicious cake oozing with hot chocolate sauce. This slow cooker recipe is not only easy, but probably the best thing you'll ever make in a slow cooker.

 

Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake - a moist delicious cake oozing with hot chocolate sauce.

While this cake was baking away in the slow cooker, I was shocked at the aroma that was filling the house. My son kept asking me, “mommy, what is that smell?!?!” and then when I told him what it was, he would squeal with glee at the prospect of getting to eat chocolate cake even though we weren’t at a birthday party. I was squealing right there with him.

Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake

After 2 hours my cake was done cooking, and I will admit, it looked kind of weird in the slow cooker. It didn’t look great, and I was anxious about how it had turned out…could cake really be cooked, and cooked well, in the slow cooker? 

Once I dipped the serving spoon through the cake though, a flood of chocolate sauce came flowing to the surface, covering the cake.  OOOOOOMMMMMMGGGGGGG!!!! I did it!!! Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake! It was a slow cooker success!!!

Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake - The best thing you'll ever make in a slow cooker.

I’ll admit, this cake was really hard stage for photos, and part of being a food blogger means taking things that might not look great, and making them look great. This cake was really hard, even though it was SO delicious, it was really hard to make it look perfect so to speak. 

I shot it a couple different ways, and liked how it looked both ways, even though I still feel like the photos don’t portray the monumental deliciousness of this Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake. 

Make it- I know you are probably feeling skeptical, just like I did, but just come back here after you made and and comment telling me that I was right! I was right when I told you this is the BEST chocolate lava cake you will ever make, and you barely have to do anything!!!

Easy Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake

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What you’ll need for this recipe:

  • Slow cooker
  • Mixing bowls
  • Whisk
Slow Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake
2015-04-09 23:04:11
Serves 6
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Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
3 hr
Total Time
3 hr 20 min
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
3 hr
Total Time
3 hr 20 min
Ingredients for Cake layer
  1. 1 cup flour
  2. 2 teaspoons baking powder
  3. 6 tablespoons butter
  4. 2 ounces semisweet chocolate or 2 ounces chocolate chips
  5. 2/3 cup sugar
  6. 3 TBS Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  7. 1 TBS vanilla extract
  8. 1/4 tsp salt
  9. 1/3 cup milk
  10. 1 egg yolk
Ingredients for liquid layer
  1. 1/3 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  2. 1/3 cup sugar
  3. 1/3 cup brown sugar
  4. 1 1/2 cups hot water
Instructions
  1. 1. spray the inside of a 2 ½ quart to 5 quart slow cooker with non stick spray.
  2. 2. In a medium bowl, mix the flour and baking powder together; set aside.
  3. 3. In a large microwave safe bowl, melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave in 30 second increments, mixing between each increment, cooking until melted (shouldn't be more than 2 minutes).
  4. 3. Adding to the butter mixture, whisk in 2/3 cup of sugar, 3 TBS of cocoa, vanilla, salt, milk, and egg yolk. Add the flour mixture and stir until thoroughly mixed. Pour the batter into the slow cooker and spread it evenly.
  5. 4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/3 cup cocoa and hot water until completely mixed together. Pour the mixture over the batter in the slow cooker. - DO NOT MIX.
  6. 5. Cover and cook for 2-3 hours on HIGH, checking at the 2 hour mark. The cake should look done, and the sides of the cake will be away from the sides of the slow cooker. The larger your slow cooker, the shorter the cooking time will be. *I cooked in a small 2.5 quart slow cooker and it took exactly 2 hours.
  7. 6. Remove the top, be careful not to drip water from the lid onto the cake, and allow to cool for 30 minutes. Serve topped with ice cream or whipped cream.
  8. Enjoy!
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Comments

  1. Fotini Roman says

    April 14, 2015 at 8:41 pm

    Yum, this looks so delish Allyson!! Pinning <3

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    • Allyson Zea says

      April 21, 2015 at 8:46 pm

      Thanks so much, Fotini!
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  2. Jenny B @ Honey and Birch says

    April 15, 2015 at 6:55 am

    Lava cake is one of our favorites, and we’ve never tried it in the slow cooker before! I can’t wait to try this! Thanks!
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    • Allyson Zea says

      April 21, 2015 at 8:47 pm

      I hope you love it as much as we did!
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  3. amanda says

    April 15, 2015 at 9:24 pm

    Ha! love your response when it actually worked out! Brilliant. I’ve got to try this for all my chocolate lovers in my house!
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    • Allyson Zea says

      April 21, 2015 at 8:48 pm

      I was shocked!!! But also extremely relieved and happy since I was on a deadline for this post 😀 I hope your family likes it as much as we did!
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  4. Ashley says

    April 20, 2015 at 4:54 pm

    Hi there! Visiting from the Clever Chicks blog hop. This looks so delicious and decadent! And I love that it uses a slow cooker! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!
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    • Allyson Zea says

      April 21, 2015 at 8:48 pm

      Thank you!
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  5. Natali McKee says

    April 21, 2015 at 4:06 pm

    I care more about the taste than I do about the pictures, yet these pictures still make me want to try it. I love lava cakes!
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    • Allyson Zea says

      April 21, 2015 at 8:49 pm

      Well, I tried my best to make it look as good as it tastes, but still, it definitely doesn’t look nearly as good as it tastes! I hope you try it out and see exactly what I am raving about!
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  6. Brenda says

    April 22, 2015 at 4:36 pm

    This looks so yummy! Pinning for later. Thanks

    Reply
  7. Debi @ Surroundings by Debi says

    April 24, 2015 at 5:55 pm

    This does look delicious !!! You made the photos come out fabulous! Thanks for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop!
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  8. Anna @ Sunny Side Ups says

    April 25, 2015 at 1:20 pm

    Oooo…not skeptical at all!! I see all that gooey chocolate goodness, and I’m sold!! Love this crockpot version! 🙂 Pinned!
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  9. Kyla @HouseOfHipsters says

    April 25, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    This sounds amazing and just scrumptious! Thank you so much for sharing on Found & Foraged!
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  10. Bonnie Lyn Smith says

    April 25, 2015 at 3:10 pm

    Oh, yummy! Pinned! I love crockpot recipes, but I almost never think about dessert ones! Blessings from “Espressos of Faith” via Saturday Soiree!
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  11. Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom says

    April 25, 2015 at 4:53 pm

    These are too adorable and especially how you have them served up in those little bowls! YUM!!
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  12. Valerie@Occasionally Crafty says

    April 28, 2015 at 5:14 pm

    Well, that looks amazing! Thanks for linking up to the Handmade Hangout! Pinned! And by the way, nice to meet you at SNAP last week!
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    • Shannah Coe says

      April 29, 2015 at 9:09 pm

      Thanks! It was great meeting you too Valerie! I hope you enjoyed the conference. I think I am still recovering from lack of sleep.

      Reply
  13. Sandy says

    April 28, 2015 at 10:50 pm

    This looks delicious! You said it cooked in 2 hours. Do you take the lid off and cook an addition 30 min. after an hour and a half or is that after the 2 hour mark? I’m guessing after it cooked 2 hours with lid on but wanted to clarify. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Shannah Coe says

      April 29, 2015 at 8:01 am

      Oh, thank you so much for drawing my attention to this! There is a typo {which I just fixed}. You should take the lid off and COOL it for 30 minutes after the 2 hour mark. So sorry about that.

      Reply

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