Crock Pot German Chocolate Cake Food

SLOW COOKER GERMAN CHOCOLATE SPOON CAKE

Steps:

• 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!

SLOW COOKED GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Spritz the inside of a 6 quart oval slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Using an electric mixer, beat together cake mix, flour, butter, buttermilk, chocolate syrup, eggs and vanilla. Beat for 1-2 minutes until fully combined.
• Fold 1/2 cup chocolate chips and pecan pieces into the cake batter by hand. Spread the batter evenly onto the bottom of the slow cooker.
• Using a teaspoon, dollop the caramel pecan icing over the top. Use a knife to swirl through batter leaving a 1 inch border along the edge.
• Cover the opening of the slow cooker with doubled paper towels first, then place the lid on top. Cook covered for 2 hours on high. (The paper towels will prevent condensation that forms on the lid from dripping into the cake. Don't skip it.)
• After 2 hours, uncover, remove paper towels, and test the center with a toothpick. If you see moist crumbs, it's done. If not, continue to bake in 15 minute increments then retest. Leave uncovered while you prepare the ganache.
• To prepare the ganache: Melt 1 cup chocolate chips and 1/3 cup of heavy cream on 50% power in the microwave, stopping every 20 seconds to stir. Repeat until smooth.
• Drizzle the cake with the chocolate ganache and allow it to rest uncovered for about 20 minutes before serving. [If you prefer a more traditional icing...Leave off the glaze and top with an additional can of coconut pecan icing or homemade German Chocolate Cake icing.
• To cut the cake: Cut through the middle, from end to end, then into wedges. You may also scoop desired size portions into a bowl..
• Serve warm drizzled with vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat two 9-inch round cake pans with oil and dust with flour. Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl; set aside.
• Microwave the chocolate in a small microwave-safe bowl on high power for 45 seconds; remove and stir. Microwave again at high power in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until the chocolate has melted completely; set aside.
• Beat the granulated sugar, oil and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in the melted chocolate. Alternate beating in the flour mixture and the milk, adding the flour in three additions and the milk in two, starting and ending with the flour, until just incorporated. Add half the milk, and mix until just incorporated. Repeat with the remaining flour mixture and milk, making sure not to overmix. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool in the pans for 10 minutes, run a thin spatula around the edges and then turn the cakes out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. (They will have a sugary "crust" on the top. This is from the melted chocolate and is not a problem. It will soften once the cake is assembled or if the layers are baked the day before.)
• For the filling: While the cakes cool, spread the pecans on a baking sheet and bake, tossing once, until toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. Finely chop. Whisk together the milk and egg yolks in a medium saucepan until smooth. Add the brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, vanilla and salt, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture has thickened and coats the back of a spoon, 5 to 6 minutes. (It will be similar to the thickness of eggnog.) Pour the mixture into a large bowl. (Don't worry if it seems thin. The coconut and nuts will bind it.) Stir in the coconut and pecans; set aside to cool.
• For the frosting: Put the chocolate in a medium bowl. Heat 1 cup of the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until steaming but not boiling, and pour over the chocolate. Let stand a few minutes, and then whisk until smooth; let stand at room temperature (or put in the refrigerator if your kitchen is hot) until thick but not set, 20 minutes to 1 hour. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons cream to the chocolate mixture, and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until lightened in color and fluffy, about 1 minute (do not overbeat, or it will become hard and grainy). The frosting should hold medium peaks and will continue to firm up a bit as it stands. Spoon about 1 cup frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip.
• To assemble: Put one cake layer right-side up on a serving plate, and top with half the filling. Top with the second cake layer and the remaining filling, spreading it to about 1/2 inch from the edge. Frost the sides, and decorate around the top edge of the cake with the frosting in the pastry bag.
• Loosely cover the cake with plastic wrap and leave at room temperature overnight. Unwrap and serve.

SLOW COOKER GERMAN CHOCOLATE DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Grease 6 qt crock then add the Pecans and the Frosting. Mix well and then spread evenly.
• Evenly spread out the dry cake mix on top.
• Then evenly pour the cream soda over the top. It will bubble up.
• Cover and cook on high for two hours or so until the cake looks done and has a spongy texture.
• Remove the lid to cool and serve while still warm, topped with Vanilla Ice Cream.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE DUMP CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan. , Sprinkle coconut and 1 cup pecans into baking pan. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth; beat in confectioners' sugar. Stir in chocolate chips and remaining pecans. Spoon over batter. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CROCK POT CAKE

Steps:

• Spray inside of crock pot with cooking spray.Sprinkle the dry cake mix inside of crock pot.Mix next 5 ingredients.Pour this over cake mix.
• Sprinkle dry cook and serve pudding over that mixture.Top with marshmallows,chopped nuts and chocolate chips.Pour milk over chocolate chips.Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours.Do not remove the crock pot lid.It would lower themp.inside of the crock pot.

BETTER-THAN-MOM'S GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch cake pans, line with parchment paper, and grease the parchment paper.
• Place semisweet chocolate, unsweetened chocolate, and water in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes.
• Beat 1 1/4 cups sugar and butter until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the melted chocolate. Add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture and beat until well combined. Add buttermilk, vanilla extract, and the remaining flour mixture.
• Beat egg whites in a separate bowl until soft peaks form. Add 1/4 cup sugar and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold about 1/3 of the egg whites into the cake batter, then fold in the remaining egg whites, but do not overmix. Divide batter between the 2 prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes in the pans before inverting onto wire racks to cool completely.
• Prepare the filling while the cakes are cooling. Combine cream, sugar, and egg yolks in a medium saucepan and mix until well combined. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until custard begins to thicken and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center reads 170 degrees F (76 degrees C).
• Combine coconut, pecans, butter, and salt in a bowl. Pour hot custard over the pecan-coconut mixture and stir until butter is melted. Cool completely to room temperature.
• Make the syrup by heating water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in dark rum.
• Combine chopped chocolate, butter, and corn syrup in a bowl for the frosting. Heat cream in a saucepan until it just begins to boil. Remove from heat and pour into the bowl. Let stand for 1 minute, then stir until smooth and chocolate is melted. Cool to room temperature.
• Cut cake layers in half horizontally using a serrated bread knife. Set the first cake layer on a cake plate. Brush well with syrup. Spread 3/4 cup filling on top, making sure to reach all the way to the edges. Repeat with remaining cake layers, syrup, and filling, including the top.
• Frost the sides of the cake with chocolate frosting. Spoon remaining chocolate frosting into a piping bag and pipe a decorative border around the top and bottom of the cake.

ROCKY ROAD CHOCOLATE CAKE (CROCK-POT)

Steps:

• Beat cake mix, next 5 ingredients, and 1 1/4 cups milk at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes, stopping to scrape down sides as needed. Pour batter into a lightly greased 4-qt. slow cooker.
• Cook remaining 2 cups milk in a heavy nonaluminum saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, 3 to 5 minutes or just until bubbles appear (do not boil); remove from heat.
• Sprinkle cook-and-serve pudding mix over batter. Slowly pour hot milk over pudding. Cover and cook on LOW 3 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, heat pecans in a small nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, stirring often, 3 to 5 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant.
• Turn off slow cooker. Sprinkle cake with pecans, marshmallows, and chocolate morsels. Let stand 15 minutes or until marshmallows are slightly melted.
• Spoon into dessert dishes, and serve with ice cream, if desired.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9 inch square cake pan. Sift the cake flour, 1 cup white sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
• Cream 1/3 cup of the butter or margarine. Stir in 3/8 cup buttermilk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture and beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add the melted and cooled German sweet chocolate, eggs, and the remaining 3/8 cup buttermilk. Continue to beat at medium speed for another minute more. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes. Cool in pan for 15 minutes then frost.
• To Make Frosting: Combine the coconut, brown sugar, cream, chopped nuts, 1/4 cup butter or margarine. Mix until of a spreadable consistency. Spread over top of baked cake. Broil 3 inches from heat until browned (about 3 minutes). Serve cake warm or cold.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Cake.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• In a standing mixer, cream butter and sugars together until fluffy in a standing mixer.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla.
• Put the water, chocolate, and espresso powder in a small saucepan and stir on low heat until melted. Allow to cool slightly and then beat into butter mixture.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt and stir into batter alternately with sour cream.
• Divide batter evenly between the 2 pans and bake for 25 minutes, until a tester inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for 15 minutes in the pans, then turn cakes out onto a plate or rack to cool completely.
• Goopy Topping.
• In a medium pot, whisk together cornstarch, cream, corn syrup, sugars, and egg yolks.
• Cut up butter into small pieces and add to pot.
• Over medium heat, whisk goopy topping constantly until bubbly and shiny, about 4-5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and immediately scrape out topping into a bowl, to halt the cooking process.
• Stir in vanilla, salt, pecans, and coconut.
• Cover and chill completely.
• Frosting.
• Melt chocolate in a bowl over a pot of simmering water or in the microwave at medium heat, stirring every 20 seconds. Set aside. Let cool slightly.
• Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff peaks.
• Bring water and sugar to a boil and cook over high heat until temperature reaches 240 degrees F (softball stage). You can use a candy thermometer, or test by spooning a little of the hot sugar syrup into a glass of ice water - if you can roll it between your fingers into a soft ball, then it is ready.
• While beating whites at medium speed, slowly add sugar syrup (be careful - it's hot!) until all the syrup has been added. Continue to beat whites until cool, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Start adding butter to egg whites, a little at a time, while mixing constantly and scraping the sides of the bowl often, until all the butter has been incorporated. If the frosting looks like it's separating or looks curdled, don't worry - just keep mixing and it will come together.
• Mix in melted chocolate, vanilla, cocoa powder and salt. Keep at room temperature to ice cake. If making a day ahead, chill frosting but bring to room temperature and beat well before using.
• To Assemble.
• Level cakes if necessary, using a serrated knife. Spread a dollop of chocolate frosting on one layer of cake. Spoon a third of the goopy topping over frosting. Spread in the centre of the cake leaving an inch from the edge of the cake, without topping.
• Place second cake on top of first and dollop a generous amount of chocolate frosting on top. Spread to edges of cake, working from the middle and turning the cake as you work around. Ice the sides of the cake, but leave about ½ cup of icing for piping, if desired.
• Spread remaining goopy topping on top of cake, leaving ½ inch around the outside edge. If you do not wish to pipe outside edge with chocolate frosting, simply garnish the cake with toasted pecan halves.
• To pipe an edge, place frosting in a piping bag fitted with a star tip or leaf tip. Pipe frosting as desired. Remember - it's just frosting! If you're not pleased with how it looks, just scrape it off and start again. Again remember to lick your fingers often!
• Cake can be chilled until ready to serve. Frosting will firm up once chilled.