Crockpot Chocolate Mud Cake

Crockpot Chocolate Mud Cake 

recipe from Food.com

• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
• 2/3 cup plus 1/3 cup granulated sugar, divided
• 3 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup cocoa powder, divided
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups hot water
• whipped cream or ice cream

1. Coat the inside of a 2 ½ quart to 5 quart slow cooker or crock pot with cooking spray.  *I have tried a single batch in my 2 1/2 quart pot or a double batch in my 6 quart pot and both have worked great.
2. In a large bowl, melt the butter and chocolate in the microwave or over a pan of simmering water and mix well.
3. Whisk in the 2/3 cup of sugar, 3 tablespoons of cocoa, vanilla, salt, milk, and egg yolk.
4. Add the flour and baking powder and stir until thoroughly mixed. Pour into slow cooker and spread evenly.
5. In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining white and brown sugar, cocoa and hot water and pour over batter in slow cooker. *this will look like a lot of liquid, but it will turn into the yummy fudge topping so don't panic when it looks like a big pot of hot chocolate.
6. Cover and cook on high for 1 ¼ to 2 ¼ hours, depending on size of the crock pot.
7. Even when done, the cake will be very moist and floating on a layer of molten chocolate, but you will know it is ready when nearly all of the cake is set and the edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pot. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.