Recipe-Rocky Road Crock Pot Cake

So I saw this on Pinterest, modified it, and tried it at Thanksgiving with my mother-in-law's older crock pot.  It was awesome!  However, when I tried it at home in my newer crock pot, it started to burn on one side after about 3 hours.  It is probably my appliance, because it seems to do that with chili too. But I turned it down to low and let it finish.  It will cook thoroughly, just like a regular cake, but there will be gooey goodness for those who dig deep. From what I understand, this was originally a Southern Living recipe, so you know it has to be GOOOD!

 

Rocky Road Crock Pot Cake

1 Devil’s Food cake mix

1(4 oz) chocolate instant pudding mix

3 eggs

1 c. sour cream

½ c. butter

1 tsp. vanilla

3 ¼ c. milk, divided (2%)

1(4 oz) vanilla instant pudding mix

½ c. chopped pecans

½ c. miniature marshmallows

1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Beat cake mix, chocolate pudding, eggs, sour cream, butter, vanilla, and 1 ¼ c. milk for 2 minutes. Pour into greased 4 or 5 quart crock pot.

Prepare vanilla pudding with remaining 2 c. milk and pour on top of cake batter. Do not stir.

Cover and cook for 5 hours on high.

Toast pecans while waiting and chop.

Turn off crock pot. Sprinkle cake with nuts, marshmallows, and chocolate chips. Let stand 15 minutes or until marshmallows are melted. Serve with ice cream.