Triple chocolate cake in a Crock-Pot recipe

Triple chocolate mess cake made in a Crock-Pot tastes delicious.

Yes, you can make a cake in a Crock-Pot; in fact, you can make a very delicious and moist cake that has an amazingly rich chocolate taste.

Using a triple dose of chocolate in the forms of a chocolate cake mix, chocolate pudding mix and chocolate chips, you will be surprised by the rich texture of this easy-to-make cake.

All Crock-Pots heat differently, so keep an eye on it after 4 hours, to ensure it is solid but doesn't burn on the sides. In my older, round cyclindrical 4 quart Crock-Pot, this cake took about 5 1/2 hours.

Triple Chocolate Cake in a Crock-Pot

Ingredients

• Chocolate Cake Mix - 1 standard package (dry)
• Sour Cream - 16 oz.
• Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix - 1 standard package (dry)
• Chocolate Chips - 1 8 oz. bag
• Canola Oil - 3/4 cup
• Water - 1 cup
• Eggs - 4

Directions

1. Spray or rub the Crock-Pot with oil.
2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and blend thoroughly with a large wooden spoon.
3. Pour the chocolate mixture into the Crock-Pot and turn on Low.
4. Cook for 4 hours and check for done-ness with a knife in the center, which should come out fairly dry. Also, the sides of the cake should be separating from the sides of the pot. If not, let it cook for another half and check again. The first Crock-Pot cake you make will require a bit of checking but once you have determined the timing on one cake, future cakes will be more predictable and easier (see below for more information on how to tell if your cake is done.) 
5. Cool for at least a half an hour or more. The cake stays warm for a long time.
6. Slide a dinner knife around the edge to separate the cake from the pot.
7. Center a serving plate on top of the pot and flip it over so that the cake falls onto the plate. You may need to jiggle it a bit, and when it has come out, slowly lift up the Crock-Pot.
8. Eat as is, or when it is completely cool, sift powdered sugar on it for a pretty decoratve look.

Goes great with vanilla ice cream - or on its own.

About determining if your cake is done: Crock-Pots are inherently moist cookers and so the top will always be much moister that a typical oven-baked cake. But, the top will be the bottom once you flip it, so it doesn't have to look perfect. And, the knife will probably never come out bone-dry, because Crock-Pot cakes are very moist.  It's important to make sure the sides don't overcook, so doneness will be a combination of the middle being fairly dry and the side being well done but not over-cooked. Even if your cake is a little messy in the middle, it will still be delicious.