Recipe: Slow Cooker Hot Fudge Sundae Cake

SLOW COOKER HOT FUDGE SUNDAE CAKE

"It's magic! A rich hot fudge sauce forms while the cake bakes."

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided use
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups hot water

Spray inside of 2- to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.*

Mix flour, granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, the baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Stir in milk, oil and vanilla until smooth. Stir in nuts. Spread batter evenly in slow cooker.

Mix brown sugar and the remaining 1/4 cup cocoa powder in small bowl. Stir in hot water until smooth. Pour evenly over batter in slow cooker.

Cover crock pot and cook on high heat setting 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Turn off slow cooker. Let cake stand uncovered 30 to 40 minutes to cool slightly before serving. (Cooling the dessert in the slow cooker gives the sauce time to thicken so it's rich and fudgy.)

Spoon warm cake into dessert dishes. Spoon sauce over top.

Special Touch
Top off this chocolate lover's treat with what else but a scoop of ice cream and a long-stemmed cherry!

*This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer's directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.

Makes 6 servings
Adapted from source: Betty Crocker