The Country Cook: Crock Pot Hot Fudge Sundae Cake & A Giveaway

I have such a fun recipe to share today!

Have you ever made a cake in your slow cooker?

Did you know you could make a cake in your slow cooker?

Well, it turns out you can.

And it can turn out really good too!

If y'all follow my blog, then you know I'm a fan of these Gooseberry Patch cookbooks.

Why?

Because they are chock full of recipes from everyday home cooks.

No test recipes here. ?Do you ever feel when you buy a new cookbook sometimes and try some of the recipes that you wonder, "Did anyone actually make this??".

With so many recipes coming at you from all different angles these days because of the internet and all the thousands of new cookbooks, it's hard to know the good from the bad.

Lots of recipes are not tested. Some aren't ever made more than once by the recipe creators.

But not these recipes.

These are tried and true recipes from folks that are your friends, your neighbors and?

maybe even your Mom and Grandma! Real, everyday recipes (225 to be exact).

Sure, we all like to tweak a recipe here and there to make it our own but you know when you try these recipes, the recipe as a whole will work and taste good.

This particular book focuses on the slow cooker (a.k.a. the Crock Pot).

It gives recipes that can help you use your Crock Pot all year round.

Some folks are more inclined to use theirs in the summer months so they don't have to turn on the oven and heat up the house. ?But it can be used all the time.

And y'all know how much I love my slow cooker, so I was so excited to get this?

cookbook in my hands!

There are recipes in here for soups, stews, beans, sides, drinks and even dessert!

And you know it was the chocolate dessert that screamed out to me to be made.

I had to try it as soon as I saw it because I was curious why it was called a Hot Fudge Sundae Cake. ?I thought, "Where's the fudge part?"

Well, you will see!

NOTE: This recipe calls for a 2-3 quart slow cooker. I don't own one that small.

My smallest slow cooker is 4.5 quarts. So I doubled this recipe to make it work for my slow cooker. ?Please keep this in mind if you make this recipe.

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

6 tbsp. baking cocoa powder (divided use)

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup milk

2 tbsp. oil

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

3/4 cup brown sugar, packed

1 1/2 cups hot water

Ummm...the white sugar, oil & vanilla extract are not in this picture.

Apparently they missed the casting call.

Directions:

Spray a 2-3 quart slow cooker (see my note above about the size of the slow cooker) with nonstick cooking spray.

For baking, I like to use this kind that has flour in it.

In a bowl, sift together flour, sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.

I don't own a flour sifter so I just took a long-tined fork and stirred it up real good.

Then stir in milk, oil and vanilla extract.

Give it all a good stir until combined, then fold in nuts (if using).

Spread batter evenly into your slow cooker.

In a separate bowl, combine brown sugar and remaining cocoa powder.

Stir in hot water until smooth.

Pour evenly over batter in slow cooker.

DO NOT STIR. <--- I'm breaking out the Caps Lock here to emphasize :)

Cover and cook on high setting for 2-2 1/2 hours (it took about ?2 1/2 hours for mine to bake).

To test if it is done, stick a toothpick into the center.
?If it comes out clean (with no cake batter hanging on it), then it is done.
Let cake stand, uncovered for 30-40 minutes before serving.
Please keep in mind, I doubled this recipe for my 4.5 quart slow cooker.
So what happens is, on the top, you will have your cake layer.
Underneath that cake layer is your fudge sauce.?
So slice up your cake (it's okay if it falls apart a little bit on you, this cake comes out very moist). ?Spoon it up on a plate or bowl. Then scoop up some of that hot fudge sauce that is on the bottom, and drizzle a bit of that on top of your cake.

I think it definitely calls for a scoop of ice cream!

Enjoy!

Recipe submitted by Gloria Robertson of Midland, TX and can be found on page 158.

Want to order a copy for yourself or a loved one?

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***GIVEAWAY***

Gooseberry Patch has given me an extra copy of this cookbook to giveaway to one lucky Country Cook reader. ?Yay!

How To Enter:

1. Leave me comment on here telling me about your slow cooker use.

Do you own one? Do you like to use yours? How often do you use it?

Would you like to use it more?? No right or wrong answers here! :)

2. For additional entries (optional)

(that's 4 extra chances to win!)

***Be sure to leave me a good email address in your comments so that I can notify you if you win!***

Contest ends February 16th at midnight EST.

The fine print:

Open to U.S. residents only?

This is not a compensated post. I was given this cookbook by Gooseberry Patch to review (and one to gvieaway). ?
All opinions in this post are my own.

Source: http://www.thecountrycook.net/2013/02/crock-pot-hot-fudge-sundae-cake-giveaway.html

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