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Crockpot Lava Cake in a bowl with ice cream and Rolo chocolate candies. Vanilla ice cream scoops on the side.
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4.80 from 15 votes

Crockpot Lava Cake

This Crockpot Lava Cake is a chocolate lover's dream! Moist chocolate cake with gooey, fudgy filling, cooked magically in the Crockpot!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time3 hours
Total Time3 hours 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cake, Crock Pot, molten chocolate cake, Slow Cooker
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 445kcal
Author: Emily Walker

Equipment

  • Crockpot

Ingredients

For the first layer:

For the second layer:

  • 3.9 ounces instant chocolate pudding mix (1 package)
  • 2 cups milk

For the top layer:

  • 1 bag Rolo mini candies unwrapped

Instructions

  • Cut out a large piece of parchment paper and place it in your slow cooker on low heat, then lightly spray with cooking spray.
    Crockpot with greased parchment paper for Crockpot Lava Cake.
  • Mix together the cake mix, milk, oil, and eggs for the first layer and beat for two minutes. Pour into the parchment paper in the slow cooker.
    Crockpot with Chocolate cake mix layer on the parchment paper for Crockpot Lava Cake.
  • Mix together the instant pudding and milk and beat for two minutes, then carefully and evenly pour the pudding over the cake layer in the slow cooker. DO NOT MIX IT IN.
    Chocolate pudding layer on top of the chocolate cake layer for Crockpot Lava Cake.
  • Carefully arrange a layer or Rolo mini candies over the top of that. DO NOT MIX IT IN.
    Rolos on the top layer of the crockpot for Crockpot Lava Cake.
  • Place lid on slow cooker and cook on high for the first hour, then switch to low heat for the following two hours. Cooking time will vary depending on your slow cooker, but we've found this method works very well.
    Covered Crockpot on low with unbaked Crockpot Lava Cake.
  • Cake is ready when a toothpick placed in the center half way down comes out clean.
    Hand poking toothpick in the center of the baked Crockpot Lava Cake.
  • When finished cooking, the top will become a layer of chocolate cake, and underneath will be a gooey, chocolate caramel sauce.
    Spoon scooping a serving of Crockpot Lava Cake.
  • Spoon into individual bowls, and serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
    Bowl of Crockpot Lava Cake with extra Rolos and vanilla ice cream next to the Crockpot.

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Notes

    • Please don't mix the layers! 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.
    • 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. 
    • We've tested cooking times since first publishing this recipe. Originally, we cooked this cake for 3-5 hours on low. Most people were finding it took closer to 5 hours. After testing, we recommend cooking the cake on high for 1 hour, and then reducing heat to low for 2 hours. 
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Nutrition

Calories: 445kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 616mg | Potassium: 319mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 561IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 189mg | Iron: 2mg