Guest Nancy Coco Fudge Lava Cake #Recipe #Giveaway

MAYA: Please welcome today's guest Nancy Coco, who's sharing a recipe for  a yummy treat. She's also giving away a copy of her new book, Fudge and Marriage, the 14th book in her Candy-Coated Mystery series.  

Take it away, Nancy!

NANCY: Thank you for having me. I’m so excited to be here!

I enjoy making fudgy desserts, and my family really loves this one. It’s easy to make and doesn’t use a stove. Perfect for the kids or grand kids to make. This is the dark chocolate version, but I’ve also made white lava cake, sprinkle lava cake, and lemon lava cake. The recipe can be easily created with any flavor you can imagine. 

Here’s my favorite: Dark Chocolate Lava Cake.

Ingredients:

1 box of dark chocolate cake mix plus ingredients listed on the box to make the cake
( usually ½ cup of oil or melted butter, 3 eggs, and water)

1 4-ounce box of dark-chocolate instant pudding and pie mix

2 cups of cold milk

2 cups of dark chocolate chips.

When I’m feeling creative, I’ll take a box of cake mix of my choice say lemon and a matching box of instant pudding. In that case, lemon pudding. Then I'd substitute white chocolate chips for dark chocolate chips.

Or if a yellow cake mix is all I have, I’ll make it with the dark chocolate pudding and dark chocolate chips. 

There are so many choices when it comes to this recipe.

Directions:

Grease the interior of a 6-quart slow cooker. In a large bowl beat the cake mix, oil eggs and if called for water for 2 minutes then pour slowly into the slow cooker.

In a medium bowl, add the pudding mix and milk. Beat until thick.

Slowly pour the pudding mixture over the cake batter, be careful not to mix the two.

Top it off with the chocolate chips.

Put the lid on and set the slow cooker to low heat. Cook for 3 to 3 1/2 hours until the cake is set but still soft in the center. Remove the ceramic part from the metal outside heating part. Cool for 30 minutes and serve. 

One of my family’s favorite ways to eat this is with vanilla ice cream. Enjoy! I love slow cooker recipes—especially for desserts. 

READERS: Do you use a slow cooker? If so, what is your favorite recipe?

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USA Today Bestselling Author, Nancy Coco (AKA Nell Hampton, AKA Nancy Parra) is the author of over 35 published novels which include five mystery series: The Oregon Honey-comb Mystery Series (Kensington), The Candy-Coated Mysteries (Kensington), The Kensington Palace Mystery Series (Crooked Lane), The Wine Country Tours Mystery Series (Crooked Lane) The Gluten-free Baker’s Treat Mysteries (Berkley Prime Crime), and The Perfect Proposal Mysteries (Berkley Prime Crime).  Her writing has been called witty and her protagonists plucky by reviewers around the world.  Nancy is a member of Sisters in Crime and loves to hear from readers. 

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