Super Easy Crock Pot Lava Cake is full of chocolate flavor and made from scratch right in your slow cooker. Top it with ice cream or whipped cream and no one can resist!
I am a total chocoholic, so this cake is right up my alley. This cake is what a chocolate lover's dreams are made of. As weird as it sounds, the cake has a chocolate gravy that gives it such an ooey gooey delight over the baked cake. Add some ice cream to the warm cake and it is just deliciousness in a bowl.
If you need a fast dessert, most of the ingredients are staples you likely have in your house. My youngest son made this years ago and it is an easy recipe to put together from scratch. Everyone will love this decadent dessert!
Try some of our other favorite cakes, such as S'mores Poke Cake, Butterfinger Poke Cake, or this Lemon Sheet Cake .
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Ingredients for Lava Cake in Slow Cooker
- all purpose flour
- cocoa powder
- granulated sugar
- salt
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- milk
- butter
- brown sugar
- boiling water
- cocoa powder (extra for top)
FAQs
A crock pot lava cake is a rich, decadent dessert made in a slow cooker. It consists of a moist chocolate cake with a gooey, molten center that resembles lava when cut into.
The lava cake is done when the edges are set and the center is still slightly gooey. It should have a cake-like texture on top and a molten, pudding-like consistency underneath.
Popular toppings include:
Vanilla ice cream
Whipped cream
Fresh berries
Caramel sauce
Chocolate sauce
Chopped nuts
Top Tips
- Do not to stir the topping and batter with the hot water or the recipe will not turn out right.
- Store for 3-4 days in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Warm in 30 second intervals when serving from the refrigerator to keep the warmth of the dessert.
- Pour the boiling water over the back of a spoon to prevent it from digging up your cake mixture.
- To make this even more chocolatey, add some chocolate chips into the cake batter or on top of the cake mix when it is about halfway through cooking.
How to make Crockpot Lava Cake
- Prepare a slow cooker with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, cocoa, flour, baking powder and salt.
- Make a well in the center and pour in milk, melted butter, vanilla. Stir until combined.
- Spread the mixture into prepared slow cooker.
- Whisk together the brown sugar and cocoa powder.
- Sprinkle evenly over the cake mix in your slow cooker.
- Gently pour hot water over batter and topping. Cook on high for 2 hours or low for 3-4 hours.
- Test the cake until a toothpick in the center comes clean, with only a few moist crumbs. Spoon it out of the slow cooker, into bowls. There will be melted chocolate, like a gravy, to spoon over the baked cake and top it with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Easy Crock Pot Lava Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
Chocolate Lava
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 4 cups boiling water
Instructions
- Prepare a slow cooker with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, cocoa, flour, baking powder and salt.
- Make a well in the center and pour in milk, melted butter, vanilla. Stir until combined.
- Spread the mixture into prepared slow cooker.
- Whisk together the brown sugar and cocoa powder.
- Sprinkle evenly over the cake mix in your slow cooker.
- Gently pour hot water over batter and topping. Cook on high for 2 hours or low for 3-4 hours.
- Test the cake until a toothpick in the center comes clean, with only a few moist crumbs. Spoon it out of the slow cooker, into bowls. There will be melted chocolate, like a gravy, to spoon over the baked cake and top it with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Anonymous
Interested in this recipe…..just wondering if it can be adapted to “oven baking?” Thinking 350F…for (???) min. Thanks
Jill Lockridge
Hi! I have a recipe for making chocolate lava cake in the oven, too. https://thefreckledcook.com/hot-fudge-pudding-cake/
It's just as delicious! I hope this helps and you enjoy!