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Ingredients
For the cake:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
For the topping:
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups milk, warmed
Optional Toppings: Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, chopped walnuts, maraschino cherries
Directions
- Spray the interior of a slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
- For the cake, add the brown sugar, flour, cocoa powder, instant coffee and salt to a bowl. Stir to combine. Pour in the milk and melted butter and stir until you have a smooth thick batter. Dollop the batter into the bottom of the slow cooker. Spread the batter out evenly over the bottom.
- In a second bowl stir together the brown sugar and cocoa powder. Scatter this dry mixture evenly over the batter in the slow cooker. Pour the warm milk over top.
- Place a lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 2 ½ -3 hours. The cake will be set but moist. There will also be small puddles of fudgy sauce throughout the cake.
- Scoop the cake into a bowl and top with toppings of your choice.
