German Chocolate Spoon Cake
26 Comments Jul 12, 2016
Updated Jun 25, 2025
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This decadent Slow Cooker German Chocolate Spoon Cake is a delicious spin on German chocolate cake. It’s served warm and scooped instead of sliced.
Recipe Highlights
- This German Spoon Cake is everything you want in an easy dessert—rich, gooey, and full of flavor.
- With a soft chocolate base, melty chocolate chunks, sweet coconut, and crunchy pecans, it tastes like a cross between a lava cake and German chocolate cake.
- It all comes together in the slow cooker, no oven or fuss required.
- Perfect for holidays, potlucks, or anytime you’re craving a warm, indulgent treat.
Key Ingredients
- Cake Base: German chocolate cake mix, eggs, melted butter, water, vanilla
- Sweet Toppings: Sweetened coconut flakes, milk chocolate chunks
- Crunch & Flavor: Chopped pecans, pinch of salt
How to Make German Chocolate Spoon Cake
- Mix up the batter and pour it into your greased slow cooker.
- Sprinkle with coconut, chocolate, and pecans.
- Cover and cook until set, then scoop and serve warm.
How to serve:
- Serve warm with ice cream and whipped cream!
- Or you can refrigerate and serve cold.
- If you want the classic gooey German chocolate cake, you can drizzle over sweetened condensed milk, or try my slow cooker German chocolate cake.
German Chocolate Spoon Cake Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz German Chocolate cake mix
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
- 1 cup water
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 cup milk chocolate chunks, or chips
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
Optional Toppings for Serving
- vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, mix the cake mix, melted butter, water, eggs, vanilla, and salt until just combined.
- Do not overmix, it is ok if there is small lumps in the batter.
- Spray the slow cooker well with non-stick spray.
- Pour the batter in to the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle over the coconut, chocolate chunks, and pecans.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
- Serve with ice cream and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
Try one of these other desserts in your slow cooker:
Slow Cooker Christmas Candy and S’mores Cake are fun, crowd-pleasing treats that bring plenty of sweetness with minimal effort.
For something warm and cozy, try Slow Cooker Gingerbread Cake or Blackberry Cobbler—both are rich with comforting flavors.
If you’re in the mood for something light and citrusy, Slow Cooker Lemon Spoon Cake is a bright and simple dessert option.
Can you cook this cake in the oven? If so please let me know Thank you
Yes, it would be the same as the box directs. 🙂
Does this have to be cooked in a 6qt or larger slow cooker? Can it be done in the 3 1/2 qt casserole slow cooker with the 9×13 crock?
Cakes are hard to tell if they will turn out, if the cake is too deep it may not set. I have not tested the cake in either of these slow cookers, I apologize.
Can I make it a head and then plug it in and cook it and if I do do I refrigerate it or how long can I let it sit before I turn it on?
I usually let it sit for 20 minutes before plugging in.
My cake is baking for almost 3 hours and still jiggly on top, is there any other test for doneness besides cooking time? I did go ahead and spoon canned German choloclate frosting on top. of what I thought was almost6 done cake, reasoning that it would respond similarly like a hot fudge pudding/ lava cake which has water/sugar mixture poured ontop of the cake before baking. – just my thought processes. Any thoughts? Thanks
It really depends on the slow cooker. I try to keep the lid on the entire time, opening it will make it take even longer. The only way I’ve found is the jiggly test and looking through the lid.
Mine turned out a little dry. Next time I will add caramel topping with the coconut and pecans. It was still tasty
Super easy, smelled great while cooking. Will make this again
Always seems to burn around the edges even with spray on high & sometimes low setting♀️..…I have a dark lined crockpot..any suggestions?
Your slow cooker must cook hot. You will want to cook on low and not cook it too long.