Rocky Road Chocolate Cake (crock-pot)

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package german chocolate cake mix
• 1 (4 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 1/4 cups milk, divided
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package chocolate cook-and-serve pudding mix
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
• vanilla ice cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 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.
• 2 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.
• 3 sprinkle cook-and-serve pudding mix over batter. slowly pour hot milk over pudding. cover and cook on low 3 1/2 hours.
• 4 meanwhile, heat pecans in a small nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, stirring often, 3 to 5 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant.
• 5 turn off slow cooker. sprinkle cake with pecans, marshmallows, and chocolate morsels. let stand 15 minutes or until marshmallows are slightly melted.
• 6 spoon into dessert dishes, and serve with ice cream, if desired.