Slow Cooker German Chocolate Spoon Cake
24 Comments Jul 12, 2016
Updated Oct 29, 2023
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This decadent Slow Cooker German Chocolate Spoon Cake is a delicious spin on German chocolate cake, this is served this warm with ice cream!
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Hi all! I think you will love this Slow Cooker German Chocolate Spoon cake. This cake is warm, gooey, and full of standard German chocolate cake flavors, but I serve this warm with ice-cream. If you are like me and don’t turn your oven on in the summer, you will enjoy this recipe.
I start with a cake mix, but I dress it up a bit with butter instead of oil. I also add vanilla extract, and a dash of salt.
I pour the batter into a well greased slow cooker.
Then I top the batter with coconut, chocolate chunks, and pecans.
Cook on High for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Below is what it looks like after it is done cooking.
This cake isn’t the type that is cooled and sliced. You dig into it with a spoon, warm.
Top with ice cream. Best dessert I’ve had in a long time!
Try one of these other desserts in your slow cooker:
- Slow Cooker Chocolate Peanut Clusters
- Slow Cooker Gingerbread Cake
- Slow Cooker Lemon Spoon Cake
- Slow Cooker S’mores Cake
- Slow Cooker Blackberry Cobbler
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Slow Cooker German Chocolate Spoon Cake
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
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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.