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Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Fudge Cake

Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Fudge Cake

Cake:

1 cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup milk

2 TBS soft butter or vegetable oil

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Topping:

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1 cup boiling water

1) To make the cake: In a medium-sized bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the peanut butter, milk, butter or oil, and vanilla. Stir to make a smooth, thick batter; it'll be closer to a loose cookie dough than a traditional cake batter.

2) Grease the bottom and sides of a 4-quart slow cooker. Pour in the batter and spread it level. You can use a 6-quart cooker instead; the baking time will be closer to 2 hours than 3 hours.

3) To make the topping: In the same bowl, stir together the topping ingredients. Pour over the cake batter in the slow cooker. DO NOT STIR TOGETHER WITH THE CAKE BATTER.

4) Cover the cooker with the lid and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours. The cake is done when a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

5) Serve warm from the slow cooker, with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Refrigerate any leftovers for 2 to 3 days.

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