Warm Chocolate Pudding Cake

Recipe: Warm Chocolate Pudding Cake

From Cookingwith Joey

1 pkg chocolate cake mix

1 pkg (3.9 oz.) instant pudding mix

2 c. sour cream

4 eggs

1 c. water

¾ cup vegetable oil

1 c. semisweet chocolate chips

Whipped cream or ice cream

In a mixing bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour into a 5-quart crock pot that has been coated with nonstick cooking spray. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs. Serve it while it’s still warm in bowls with whipped cream or ice cream, if desired.

Tips: Usually when you cook something in a crock pot, you don’t have to be so exact with the time. If it’s an extra hour on low, it’ll still turn out fine. But with a crock pot cake, you want to try to hit the mark a little more closely. In other words, plan your time so that it’s finished cooking around the time you’ll be wanting to serve dessert. Otherwise the cake might begin to burn a little around the edges. If this happens, don’t fret. Just scoop it out of the center.

For an easy variation, try different combinations of cake flavors and kinds of chips. How about white chocolate, peanut butter, or caramel chips?

My Interpretation:

We used fudge brownie mix instead of cake mix and it turned out even more decadent than expected. We turned out crock pot off at exactly 6 hours and it came out very moist and pretty much perfect. We topped it with some fudge swirl ice cream and by golly was that delicious. We put the leftovers in the fridge and might I say, the refrigerated version of this recipe is like eating the softest, most delectable fudge you’ve ever had. Sure this recipe takes longer than your average cake recipe, but it’s well worth the wait. This cake came out better than any cake I’ve ever tasted. I don’t think I’ll ever look at a cake the same way again, haha. I would highly highly highly recommend this recipe to anyone who wants to show off some cooking skills or someone who is trying to impress a friend, relative, love/lust interest, etc.