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Slow-Cooker Hot Fudge-Cherry Pudding Cake

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Apr 30, 2013
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Simply mix the ingredients in the slow cooker before making dinner, and dessert will be ready when dinner's done. Served warm, it's a fudgy delight!

Slow-Cooker Hot Fudge-Cherry Pudding Cake

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 40 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 15
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Ingredients

Cake Mixture

  • 1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 bag (12 oz) frozen dark sweet cherries, thawed, coarsely chopped and drained

Pudding Mixture

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
  • Dash salt
  • 1 1/3 cups boiling water

Topping

  • 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix flour, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, the baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir in milk, butter and almond extract until well blended. Stir in cherries. Spread batter evenly in slow cooker.
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, mix pudding mixture ingredients except boiling water. Sprinkle evenly over batter in cooker. Carefully pour boiling water over top to moisten all of sugar mixture.
  • Step 
    3
    Cover; cook on High heat setting 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly (center will still be soft). Turn off slow cooker; let cake stand uncovered 20 minutes to cool slightly. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and almonds. Cover; let stand 5 minutes longer to soften chips.

Nutrition

520 Calories
10g Total Fat
6g Protein
102g Total Carbohydrate
75g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
520
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
24%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
380mg
16%
Potassium
340mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate
102g
34%
Dietary Fiber
5g
21%
Sugars
75g
Protein
6g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
15%
15%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 5 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
7
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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