Slow Cooker Miracles

            It is such a good and faithful friend: You come home after a long day and the house smells as if someone has been slaving in the kitchen for hours. Are you overlooking your slow cooker? There are a countless number of meals that can be thrown into a slow cooker. You can even make a chocolate cake. Before your day gets too crazy, just load up the slow cooker, flip the switch, and then you can spend your day your way. When dinner time rolls around a slow simmered meal will be waiting with little fuss. Take advantage of your slow cooker. You know how it works. If you need some ideas, click here to get almost 400 slow-cooker recipes.

Chocolate Crock Pot Cake

1 chocolate fudge cake mix - or your favorite chocolate mix
8 oz sour cream
1 c semisweet chocolate chips
1 c water
4 eggs
3/4 c vegetable oil
1 4 serving size instant chocolate pudding mix

Mix everything together and pour into a lightly greased crock pot. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or 3-4 hours on high.



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