No Fuss Gooey Chocolate Cake

This cake, done in a slow cooker for 2-3 hours, really doesn't need much introduction:  it's easy (kids can make it), tasty, and so obnoxious that it's somehow really really fun.  Serve with homemade whipped cream (a recipe follows, just in case you've lived in a cave your whole life).  This recipe comes from Fix-it and Forget-it Kids Cookbook.

No Fuss Gooey Chocolate Cake

1 cup dry all-purpose baking mix (i.e., Bisquick)

1 cup sugar, divided

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus 3 extra Tablespoons

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 and 2/3 cups hot water

Cooking spray

1. Spray the inside of your slow cooker with cooking spray.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the baking mix, 1/2 cup sugar, 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder, milk, and vanilla.  
3. Spoon the batter into your slow cooker and spread out evenly. 
4. In a separate mixing bowl, mix 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup cocoa powder, and the hot water.  
5. Pour this mix over the batter, but DO NOT STIR.
6. Cover the slow cooker and cook on High for 2-3 hours. 
7. After two hours, test the cake by sliding a toothpick into the center and pulling it out again.  If it looks wet, keep cooking.  If it has some dry crumbs on it, it's ready for eating.  
8. Serve warm with whipped cream (or vanilla ice cream.  Or both.)

Home-made Whipped Cream

1. Pour a cup of heavy whipping cream into a bowl. 
2. Add a teaspoon of vanilla or almond extract. 
3. Add a teaspoon of sugar.
4. Blend until relatively firm.  Do not over-blend!  This will never get quite as stiff as the crap you buy from a grocery store, which is okay, since you don't want those chemicals in your body.  

Family Ratings: 

Seriously?  You need me to tell you that everyone in our family gave this a 10?  Did you READ the recipe?????