Name: Slow Cooker Molten Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 195 min
Ingredients: parchment paper; 1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix; 1 1/4 cups milk; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 3 eggs; 3.9 ounces instant chocolate pudding mix ((1 package)); 2 cups milk; 1 bag Rolo mini candies (unwrapped)

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Slow Cooker Molten Chocolate Cake is a chocolate lover’s dream! Moist chocolate cake with gooey, fudgy filling, cooked magically in the Crock Pot!

Molten Chocolate Cake

Slow Cooker Molten Chocolate Cake is one of my favorite indulgences! Rich molten chocolate cake is a divinely decadent cake with a rich and creamy chocolate filling in the center. The liquid center can be chocolate, caramel, or any kind of fruit filling. It also goes by the name chocolate lava cake, or lava cake, because of the warm, liquid center. Using a Crock Pot makes it so easy to throw ingredients in and watch them transform into a beautiful layered dessert. Serve with whipped cream or a giant scoop of vanilla ice cream and you have a sinfully sweet treat that everyone will love!

Tips for Slow Cooker Molten Chocolate Cake

Follow the layering instructions outlined in the recipe card below. I know it seems strange to put the filling ingredients on top, but trust me on this. During the cooking process, the top becomes the outer layer of the cake and the bottom becomes a gooey, chocolate caramel filling. It magically reverses during cooking!
Be sure to follow the recipe exactly. The secret is not mixing the layers together, no matter how much you want to. Your slow cooker should look just like this photo below before putting the lid on to cook:

Molten Chocolate Cake slow cooks for 3 hours. I like the convenience of being able to prepare this cake ahead and time it so we are ready for dessert right when the 3 hours are up. This also makes it a great dessert to have for hosting a shower, book club, or Bunco night. Rich chocolate fragrance fills the whole house while it’s cooking, which is one of my favorite parts!
The ease and convenience of this recipe are a big bonus. Clean up is a breeze! Ingredients are layered in the slow cooker lined with parchment paper or a slow cooker liner, which keeps the sides from burning. If you have a slow cooker that tends to burn in one spot, you can place some aluminum foil under the parchment paper in that spot. Then the mess can all be crumpled up and thrown away when you are done.

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Better Than You Know What Cake – Turn a basic chocolate cake mix into a divine dessert. A chocolate cake filled with sweet, caramel filling and topped with toffee bars.

How to Make Slow Cooker Molten Chocolate Cake