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Yes, You Can “Bake” a Cake in the Slow Cooker!

Since I began my 30 days of slow cooker recipes at the beginning of April, I have determined that there is one recipe, for sure, that I will experiment with. It’s my favorite cake, German Chocolate. My mother made the best German Chocolate cake, and I have her recipe. It’s the best I’ve ever had.

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Angie’s German Chocolate Cake

What’s the Difference Between an Oven-Baked and Slow Cooker Cake?

I’ve made a couple of cakes in the slow cooker, and it is a little different than baking them in the oven. The first one I made was a type of dump cake. It seemed like a dump of mush at the two-hour mark, so I cooked it longer. Finally, I figured it must be done, so I turned the slow cooker off. The flavor was good, but the texture was very different than what I was used to.

Then I made a fudge brownie pudding cake, and it tasted delicious. Again, it had a different texture than an oven-baked cake. However, it tasted fantastic A-la-mode.

If texture matters to you, then a cake that doesn’t look just like an oven-baked cake may not look appetizing to you. However, the German Chocolate cake I made this evening tops any cake that I have made in a slow cooker so far. A friend came over to eat dinner – my Hobo Chili – and I served the slow cooker cake for dessert. We tried some when it had cooked for 2 hours…

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“Bake” a German Chocolate Cake in the Slow Cooker

then for 2-1/2 hours…

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German Chocolate Cake cooked for 2-1/2 hours

When we had the first bite at 2 hours, it needed to cook longer. However, that first bite was wonderful. Oh my! Then we had the second helping after it had cooked 2-1/2 hours. It tasted amazing.

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German Chocolate Cake Slice

I made the recipe differently than how I usually make it according to my mother’s recipe. That’s because I didn’t have the exact ingredients on hand. This slow cooker recipe is definitely a keeper.

YUM! My favorite, German Chocolate cake, was great!

What is your favorite cake, and have you tried it in the slow cooker yet?

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2 Comments


  1. This recipe is delicious. I wanted to keep eating it until it was gone.

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