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Say that title 5 times fast! I just couldn’t decide what to leave out. Peanut butter? Caramel? Hot fudge? Slow Cooker? Crock Pot?
Whatever, this Slow Cooker Caramel Peanut Butter Hot Fudge Cake has the longest title in history, but it’s one of my new favorite desserts!
See that? That oozy caramel? It’s a Rolo.
{I know, right? I put a Rolo inside a peanut butter cake? I’m a genius.}
Now that we’re really into fall, I love using my slow cooker for dinner. (Well, at least I will be, once it stops being freaking 90 degrees. here. I mean come on Mother Nature. Give us a break please!)
I love making soups and roasts and chicken in my crockpot, but my new favorite thing to make is dessert. Obviously!
A few weeks ago I made a Slow Cooker Apple Dump Cake that rocked my world. And once I made that I started getting so many other ideas. Chocolate cake, chocolate lava cake, pie…and so many more. This is my first installment in my #crockpotallthethings winter dessert series: a Caramel Peanut Butter Hot Fudge Cake.
#notreallyaseries #butmaybe #lotsofideas
This recipe could not be easier. I actually whipped it up one morning before school and when I got home from the gym my morning snack was ready. {Kidding. Um, sort of?}
You make this with a bowl and a spoon, no mixer needed. The peanut butter batter comes together fast with some easy stirring and it gets spread in the bottom of your slow cooker. Then you press some Rolos in the top, because Rolos are good.
Then comes the hot fudge part: cocoa and sugar are mixed with boiling water and poured slowly over the cake. While it cooks the chocolate sauce becomes thick, like hot fudge.
My cake took just about 2 hours to cook on high power. Remember though – all slow cookers are different. Mine has settings for low power (12 or 10 hours) and high power (4 or 6 hours). I put mine on high for 6 hours and after 2 it was done. If you’ve never made a cake in the crockpot before, be sure and start checking it after about an hour. It might be done in an hour and a half, or it could take up to 3 hours.
Once it’s done you let it cool a little bit, then scoop big bowls with ice cream. Because you can’t have hot fudge cake without ice cream!
Seriously, where has crockpot cake been all my life??
What do you love to make in your slow cooker?
Slow Cooker Caramel Peanut Butter Hot Fudge Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar divided
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 15-20 Rolos or similar caramel candy unwrapped
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup boiling water
Instructions
- Stir the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and baking powder in a large bowl. Add milk, oil, and vanilla and stir until smooth. Stir in the peanut butter.
- Spray a 6 or 7-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Spread the batter in the bottom of the crockpot. Press Rolos evenly across the top of the batter.
- Whisk 1/2 cup remaining sugar and cocoa powder in a medium bowl. Slowly whisk in the boiling water. Carefully and slowly pour the chocolate water over the top of the cake. Do not stir.
- Cover and cook on High for about 2 hours, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool slightly before serving. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
- Note: all slow cookers cook differently. My crockpot has a “High 6 hour” setting, which is what I used. Be sure to check on your cake after 1 1/2 hours and it may take up to 3 hours, depending on how your machine cooks.
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Am I really reading that you put the Rolos in “UNWRAPPED”? ย I don’t understand that at all.
The Rolos I bought came individually wrapped in foil, so I unwrapped them and removed the foil.
Hi, I’m just wondering, 15-20 rolos as in rolo packages? or 15-20 individual little candies?
Just the individual Rolos!
I think my crockpot is around 3 qts, would it work if I halved the recipe?
I am pretty sure my crockpot is about 5-6 Quarts so it should be okay! Watch the time though, it may cook quicker!
can I use something else besides rolos in the crockpot for the caramel peanut butter hot fudge recipe?
Peanut butter cups would be amazing! Or chocolate chips!
Has anyone tried to make a gluten free version of this? I’m allergic to gluten and I’m wondering if it would still turn out well if I just used gluten free all purpose flour. Any thoughts?
I’ve never baked with GF flour, but I found this website that might help you in substituting: http://celiacdisease.about.com/od/cookingglutenfree/a/FlourBasics.htm Let me know what works!
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