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Slow-Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake

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  • Prep 15 min
  • Total 3 hr 45 min
  • Servings 12
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You make decadent look easy. Add this dessert recipe for Slow-Cooker Chocolate Lava Cake to your menu for an impressively rich dessert using Betty Crocker™ Delights Super Moist™ Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix, pudding mix and chocolate chips. Slow-cooker lava cake cooks in about 3 1/2 hours in your slow cooker so you can set it, and forget it until you're craving dessert.
By Angie McGowan
Updated Aug 1, 2023
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Ingredients

Cake

Topping

  • 1 box (4-serving size) chocolate instant pudding and pie filling mix
  • 2 cups cold milk
  • 1 bag (11.5 oz) milk chocolate chips (2 cups)

Steps

  • 1
    Spray 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into slow cooker.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, beat pudding mix and 2 cups cold milk with whisk about 2 minutes or until thick. Pour into slow cooker over cake batter. Do not mix. Sprinkle chocolate chips over top.
  • 3
    Place folded, clean dish towel under cover of cooker. This will prevent condensation from dripping down onto cake. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 hours to 3 hours 30 minutes or until cake is set around edges but still soft in center. Uncover, and transfer ceramic insert from slow cooker to cooling rack. Let stand 30 minutes. To serve, spoon warm cake from slow cooker. Store any remaining cake covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    For success with this recipe, be sure to use a 6-quart slow cooker. Slow cookers vary in size and accuracy of temperature. Be sure to keep an eye on your cake as it nears the end of cooking time and adjust time if needed.
  • tip 2
    We use the Low setting on the slow cooker and let the cake cook for 3 to 3 1/2 hours so the cake sets up but the center is still soft, ooey-gooey and chocolaty.
  • tip 3
    Try dark chocolate chips instead of milk chocolate chips for more decadence in your chocolate lava cake.
  • tip 4
    Swap in your favorite chocolate flavor of Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Cake Mix for the Betty Crocker™ Delights Super Moist™ Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix.
  • tip 5
    Just when you thought it was for dinner and apps only, your most reliable kitchen appliance reveals its secrets to creating amazing slow-cooker desserts.
  • tip 6
    In the pantheon of chocolate cakes recipes, luscious, warm chocolate lava cake has become a restaurant staple, but it’s surprisingly achievable at home. In this version, the gooey “lava” part of the cake is below the cake, and gets scooped out along with the cake layer when you’re ready to serve.

Nutrition

440 Calories, 21g Total Fat, 7g Protein, 54g Total Carbohydrate, 37g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
440
Calories from Fat
190
Total Fat
21g
33%
Saturated Fat
8g
42%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
60mg
19%
Sodium
490mg
20%
Potassium
300mg
9%
Total Carbohydrate
54g
18%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
37g
Protein
7g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

  • Not that most people need convincing, but this chocolate cake is one you really shouldn’t pass up. And you don’t need to take our word for it, home cooks across the country have fallen for this ooey-gooey, extra-chocolatey cake — check out the 100-plus positive reviews! The texture and flavor that make this cake so good are due to the addition of chocolate pudding and chocolate chips, but the cooking method also plays a role. “Baking” the cake in the steamy slow cooker helps keep it super moist, so you get all the texture of your favorite restaurant “lava cake!” After you’ve mastered this recipe, check out Betty’s article on how to make cake to ensure success every time.
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