This slow cooker brownie pudding cake recipe is warm and wonderful melt in your mouth delicious! Yes, dessert from the slow cooker – it’s true!
Oh, this cake. Oh, this cake. Oh, oh, oh, this cake. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
Now, just a little bit on how I got that photograph up there. While you can serve this in any old dish you want, I love serving it in mason jars with long iced tea spoons.
You get the best ice cream meltage that way as it dribbles its way down and through the cake, and for some unknown reason I love eating things out of jars.
So the next time you need a perfectly easy, perfectly delicious, perfectly chocolatey dessert…brownie pudding cake in the slow cooker. And you thought your slow cooker was just for dinner!
Slow Cooker Brownie Pudding Cake
This slow cooker brownie pudding cake recipe is warm and wonderful melt in your mouth delicious! Yes, dessert from the slow cooker – it’s true!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Total Time: 6 hours 5 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- One 15.25 ounce box chocolate cake mix
- One 3.9 ounce package instant chocolate pudding
- 2 cups sour cream
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Put cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, eggs, oil, vanilla and water in mixing bowl. Mix at low speed for 30 seconds until combined, and then raise speed to medium and beat for two minutes, scraping the side of the bowl as needed.
- Spray the inside of a 4-6 quart slow cooker with cooking spray and pour the batter into the slow cooker.
- Cover the cooker and cook on low setting for 6-7 hours until the cake is a little puffy. (NOTE: Some of the newer model slow cookers seem to cook this cake faster than the older models, so if you have a newish slow cooker check your cake after 4-5 hours or so to see if it is done.)
- Scoop the warm cake with a spoon into serving dishes and top with ice cream (I like serving it in mason jars.)
Helen says
This chocolate cake mix pudding cake sounds yummy, has anyone tried it with lemon cake mix and lemon puuding?
Great question! Looking forward to seeing what folks say.
Abby says
Can this be doubled and still fit in a 6qt pot?
Yikes! I wish I knew. I would be a little concerned less about it fitting (it puffs up some but not a lot) and more that it might not get all the way cooked in the middle with all that extra batter.
Karis C. says
I don’t know what I did wrong but I made this and went out to run some errands, I came in and my whole house smelled of something super sweet but very burnt. I had it on the low setting and it had only been in for just over 3 hours but the edges were burnt like charcoal. So sad, I was planning to have this as part of my Valentine’s dinner tonight. Not sure what went wrong :(
Kate says
Hi Karis and oh no! The only thing I can think of is that some slow cookers (as you can see from the comments above) cook this just perfectly, but some seem to run hotter than mine and the edges get burnt. I’m hoping that the middle was ok, because it does seem like the perfect Valentine’s treat!
Abby says
I’m making this tomorrow for Valentines Day but it’s only for two people so I was thinking about cutting the recipe in half. Have you tried this before? If so, would I need to cut down the cooking time?
Kate says
Hi Abby! I haven’t ever cut the recipe down, so I’m not sure how that would work – sorry! I CAN tell you that the leftovers (yes, there have actually been leftovers) are pretty wonderful though, especially if you reheat them in the microwave for about 15 seconds. Happy Valentine’s Day – someone is going to feel very loved! :)
Alanna says
Hey there!
My dad found you on Pinterst. He came over to my house tonight for a TV show marathon and brought all the ingredients with him! At first neither of us knew if it was done or not. It didn’t become poofie. I set my timer for 4 hours since my crock pot always cooks things hotter but knew your recipe called for 6-7. I should have stuck to my gut instincts and turned it off at the 4 hour mark (outside was burnt, inside was perfect!) It was still very yummy. Even my roommate loved it! Hopefully next time I make it I don’t burn the outside.
Thanks for the great recipe!! :)
Kate says
First of all, I am tickled pink that your dad found me on Pinterest, and I LOVE it that you do tv marathons together! I think you are probably completely right about your crock pot (sometimes appliances have their own distinct personalities. My oven is on the coolish side, so I’ve learned to work with it!). Glad you are making it again!!
Jen says
Got here from Buzzfeed. Going to try this one out this weekend. Would be perfect for “Dessert before supper” day at the cottage this summer. I’m sure the kids will love eating out of the jar. The BBQ and the slow cooker are the only way hints get cooked up there in summer as the stove and oven heat the place up too much and it never cools down again.
Kate says
Dessert before supper day? I absolutely LOVE it! :)
Joann says
I want to try this in the mason jars, but not sure how many jars will i need? So I was wandering if you could tell me how many to use.
Kate says
Well, it makes about 12 servings, so if you want to serve it all at once I’d plan for 12, especially with the ice cream. But it reheats pretty well, so if you buy mason jars in packs of 8 you will be fine – depends how many lucky people are getting dessert that day. :)
Kristen says
Made this last night, and I thought it was AMAZING. I loved the gelatinous texture that it had yet still tasted like ooey gooey goodness cake! Only thing…I have a brand new 6.5 qt crock pot, and it completely cooked in 3 hours, and the edges even burnt a little…just an FYI. Thanks for this amazing recipe!
Kate says
I know – it’s like pudding meets brownie, right?? As for the timing, thanks for letting us know – was it on high? That might have been the difference, I’m thinking.
Kristen says
It was not on high. It was for sure on low. But this crock pot is cooking EVERYTHING in almost half the time. It’s crazy. I’m trying this again tonight…but I added banana cream pudding mix :-/ I LOVEEEEE banana and chocolate together. I had to try it…I shall let ya know how it fared :) The texture seems a little bit different when I put it in the crockpot, but man oh man, it tastes heavenly as just a batter.
Kate says
Definitely let me know – bananas and chocolate are HEAVEN!
Kristen says
You’ll probably moderate this, but here goes anyway…it’s sex in a mason jar, to be brutally honest.
Kate says
I would NEVER moderate this! Thanks for my laugh of the day. :)
Channelle says
Hi Kate, I’ve been following your blog for a little while now… I love your simple recipes with simple ingredients!! :) I really want to make this tonight, but I don’t have a slow cooker. Do you know what the temp/time would be if I made this in the oven?
Kate says
Hi Chanelle! Oh gosh…I’ve never made it not in the cooker, but my best guess would be 375 for about 30-40 minutes. But I can’t vouch for that…if you do try it will you let us know how it turned out?
Channelle says
Thanks Kate!! I’m planning on baking it ASAP and I’ll let you know how it goes. :)
KarenDF says
Hello, Kate! I’m enjoying being distracted by your deeelish blog!!! Found you by following a yummy Low, Country Kabobs link on Facebook. Soooo, I must try this recipe! I fear that I will love it and then … Ohhhh, the places I could go with this recipe … visions of chopped pecans or coconut or bits of caramel dance through my head. Sighhhh.
Kate says
Hi Karen – I’m so glad you found me! And yes, you must! :) If you do any of those add-ins, let me know how they work out!
Tracy says
I love your recipes. I too don’t really care for most cake boxes,( except brownies turn out reasonably well.) The strongest reason is the top of the cake becomes tacky(sticky) when cooled. I would guess, frosting them with a homemade one would take care of that. I just try not to have all that extra sugar. Sorry, I tend to go off on a tangent. I appreciate you saying that cakebox mixes are not your favorite, also. Because of that, I will definitely + happily try your cake recipe. Thank-You
Kate says
I’m with you on the brownie mix – they are pretty reliable. Let me know how you like this one when you try it! :)
Trinity says
My dad was skeptical when he saw me making this. He said it looked burnt in the pot. Well, my family has never been all that excited about my cooking, even when it’s actually good. However, this cake was a hit. The proof is undeniable!
I finished making it last night before dinner. No one really touched it, so I was resigned (happily?) to eat it all by myself eventually. This morning, I woke up late, looked in the pot, and a third of the cake was gone, with a fork still in it! lol I guess we’ll just eat straight out of the pot for the rest of it. Just wait till I got get some vanilla ice cream… :D
Kate says
I absolutely LOVE this story! And I bet they never doubt your cooking ever again. :). Thanks for this great comment!