Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (118 page)

Harvey Wallbanger Cake

Roseann Wilson

Albuquerque, NM

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 2½-3½ hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt.

Cake:

16-oz. pkg. pound cake mix

⅓ cup vanilla instant pudding (reserve rest of pudding from 3-oz. pkg. for glaze)

¼ cup salad oil

3 eggs

2 Tbsp. Galliano liqueur

⅔ cup orange juice

Glaze:

remaining pudding mix

⅔ cup orange juice

1 Tbsp. Galliano liqueur

1. Mix together all ingredients for cake. Beat for 3 minutes. Pour batter into greased and floured bread or cake pan that will fit into your slow cooker. Cover pan.

2. Bake in covered slow cooker on High 2½-3½ hours.

3. Invert cake onto serving platter.

4. Mix together glaze ingredients. Spoon over cake.

Cherry Delight

Anna Musser

Manheim, PA

Marianne J. Troyer

Millersburg, OH

Makes 10-12 servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 2-4 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 2½-qt.

21-oz. can cherry pie filling

1 pkg. yellow cake mix

½ cup butter, melted

⅓ cup walnuts,
optional

1. Place pie filling in greased slow cooker.

2. Combine dry cake mix and butter (mixture will be crumbly). Sprinkle over filling. Sprinkle with walnuts.

3. Cover and cook on Low 4 hours, or on High 2 hours.

Serving suggestion: Allow to cool, then serve in bowls with dips of
ice cream
.

Note:

For a less rich, less sweet dessert, use only half the cake mix and only ¼ cup butter, melted.

Chocolate Fondue

Eleanor J. Ferreira

North Chelmsford, MA

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 1-1½ hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 2-qt.

1 pkg. (8 squares) semisweet chocolate

4-oz. pkg. sweet cooking chocolate

¾ cup sweetened condensed milk

¼ cup sugar

2 Tbsp. kirsch

1. Break both chocolates into pieces and place in cooker. Set cooker to High and stir chocolate constantly until it melts.

2. Turn cooker to Low and stir in milk and sugar. Stir until thoroughly blended.

3. Stir in kirsch. Cover and cook on Low until fondue comes to a very gentle simmer.

Serving suggestion: Bring fondue to table, along with fresh
cherries
with stems and
sponge cake
squares to dip into it.

Hot Fudge Cake

Maricarol Magill

Freehold, NJ

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 2-3 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 3½-qt.

1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup flour

3 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

2 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

½ cup milk

2 Tbsp. melted butter

½ tsp. vanilla

¾ cup packed brown sugar

¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1¾ cups boiling water

1. Mix together 1 cup brown sugar, flour, 3 Tbsp. cocoa, baking powder, and salt.

2. Stir in milk, butter, and vanilla. Spread over the bottom of slow cooker.

3. Mix together ¾ cup brown sugar and ¼ cup cocoa. Sprinkle over mixture in slow cooker.

4. Pour in boiling water. Do not stir.

5. Cover and cook on High 2-3 hours, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Serving suggestion: Serve warm with
vanilla ice cream
.

Self-Frosting Fudge Cake

Mary Puterbaugh

Elwood, IN

Makes 8-10 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 2-3 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4- to 5-qt.

2½ cups of 18½-oz. pkg. chocolate fudge pudding cake mix

2 eggs

¾ cup water

3 Tbsp. oil

⅓ cup pecan halves

¼ cup chocolate syrup

¼ cup warm water

3 Tbsp. sugar

1. Combine cake mix, eggs, ¾ cup water, and oil in electric mixer bowl. Beat 2 minutes.

2. Pour into greased and floured bread or cake pan that will fit into your slow cooker.

3. Sprinkle nuts over mixture.

4. Blend together chocolate syrup, ¼ cup water, and sugar. Spoon over batter.

5. Cover. Bake on High 2-3 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve warm from slow cooker.

Chocolate Pudding Cake

Lee Ann Hazlett

Freeport, IL

Della Yoder

Kalona, IA

Makes 10-12 servings

Prep. Time: 5-10 minutes

Cooking Time: 3-7 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

18½-oz. pkg. chocolate cake mix

3.9-oz. pkg. instant chocolate pudding mix

2 cups (16 oz.) sour cream

4 eggs

1 cup water

¾ cup oil

1 cup (6 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips

1. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, eggs, water, and oil in electric mixer bowl. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips.

2. Pour into greased slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low 6-7 hours, or on High 3-4 hours, or until toothpick inserted near center comes out with moist crumbs.

Serving suggestion: Serve with
whipped cream
or
ice cream
, if you wish.

Peanut Butter and Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

Sara Wilson

Blairstown, MO

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes