Chocolate Mud Cake
"As the person who tests many of the recipes we publish, Amy Hamel has been asked to cook any number of dubious dishes. Still, even she was wondering what we were thinking when we asked her to develop a chocolate cake that could be baked in a slow cooker. Why bake in a slow cooker? It's a fun novelty, and kids love the whole idea, but the real proof is in the tasting. Drawing from a number of hot-fudge-brownie cake variations, Amy created a dessert so moist and chocolaty, "it's like getting to lick the batter from a whole cake," as one of our tasters said. But Amy's daughters may have offered the most eloquent testimony. They said nothing, but simply hovered over the crock, each with a spoon in hand and a chocolaty smile on her face...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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6 tablespoons butter
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2 ounces semisweet chocolate (or 1/3 cup chocolate chips)
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1 cup sugar (2/3 cup & 1/3 cup, added separately)
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3 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup Dutch-processed cocoa
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/3 cup milk
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1 egg yolk
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1/3 cup brown sugar
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11/2 cups hot water
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Whipped cream or ice cream
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