How to Bake a Cake in your Slow Cooker

Oh Slow Cooker, 

How do I Love Thee?

Let me count the ways........

My Love List is long.

And it just got a little longer.

It bakes cakes!!!

Ok.  This the point where you either keep scrolling to get the instructions on how to bake a cake in the slow cooker

OR

You hurry up and click your way outta here and wish for me to get a life 

(Or at the very least, GET A BETTER BLOG, WEIRD LADY)

For the rest of you still sticking around

Here we go!

Step 1 and Step 2:

Step 3 and 4:

HOW TO BAKE A CAKE IN YOUR SLOW COOOKER

Ingredients

• 1- 15.25 ounce Cake Mix (betty crocker, duncan hines)
• Water, oil, eggs (as directed on cake mix box)
• Favorite Frosting

Cooking Directions

1. Remove crock from heating element and pre-heat your 5 quart oval slow cooker on low setting. Spray crock with cooking spray and lightly coat crock with flour.
2. Prepare cake mix according to directions on box. Pour batter into prepared crock. Lay a piece of aluminum foil across the top of your crockpot and put the lid on top, folding foil around the lid. Cook for 1 Hour and 35 minutes, or until center tests done.
3. Turn slow cooker off. Remove the crock from heat and let stand 15 minutes. Invert onto plate.
4. After cake cools completely, frost with your favorite frosting.

This cake was baked in my favorite slower cooker (out of 6 total).  It's a Hamilton Beach 5 Quart Oval Slow Cooker, exactly like this: 

Have your cake & eat it too!

Slow Cooker Lemony Raspberry Lava Cake

Sometimes my cravings stray a little north of the usual chocolate on top of chocolate, with a side of something chocolatey.

Enter Mr. (or Mrs.) Lemon….

Before I go any further, it should be pointed out that this recipe requires a mini story.

Do you mind?

o.k. Thanks.

Back in the day, my mother-in-law owned a bakery and my favorite donut to sneak out of the display case was lemon filled and lightly sprinkled with powdered sugar.  My second favorite filled donut was raspberry, topped with the perfect dab of homemade vanilla icing.

So, I guess my sweet tooth got a tad nostalgic the other day.

Which caused a slow cooker inspired concoction.

I found a box of lemon cake mix and lemon pudding in my pantry and the rest is history.

In my belly.

Slow Cooker Lemony Raspberry Lava Cake

Ingredients

• 1 Box Lemon Supreme Cake Mix
• Water, Oil, Eggs (as directed on cake mix box)
• 1 Box Lemon Pudding (instant, 4 serving size)
• 2 Cups Milk
• 1 Cup Frozen Raspberries
• 1 Cup White Chocolate Chips

Instructions

1. Prepare cake batter according to instructions on box. Pour batter into 4 quart slow cooker. Next, mix pudding with 2 cups milk. Whisk until smooth. Pour pudding mixture on top of the cake batter. DO NOT MIX. Top with frozen raspberries, then sprinkle with white chocolate chips. Cook on low for approximately 4 hours, or until cake begins to bubble in center. Center will be soft (like lava!). Serve warm with whipped topping or vanilla ice cream.

Stay Nostalgic, My Friends.