slow cooker chocolate chip pudding cake

 

My partner for the 2008 Sweet & Sinister Swap is Heidi at Everyday Cookies (love that blog name!). When I talked to Heidi she said she didn't so much like the scary but preferred the sweet part of Halloween.  She also liked thrifted items, baking, and crafting supplies...hmmm, sounds like Heidi and I are kindred spirits. 

 

I put the swap package together in a completely black & white theme.  It was a little hard for me not to squeeze a little orange in there but I ended up being really happy with the color constraints.  I thrifted a pretty english sugar bowl and filled it with candy, created a new "sew wicked" banner, included a pretty (scary!) pocket mirror, and painted an "H" with chalkboard paint and wrote "sweet" on it, and made a set of dress pattern notecards.  

I also put together some supplies; pretty ribbons, a pack of black & white papers (including pages from a See's Candy book), vintage buttons, and white pumpkins.

And finally, I wrapped it all up in vintage sewing pattern tissue.  I am now thinking I will buy patterns at the thrift store just for the tissue paper...way cheaper than new tissue paper and so much cooler.  

So, are you wondering..."When is she going to get to the slow-cooker chocolate pudding cake in the title of this post?".  I know I would be thinking that.  Since Heidi said she likes to bake, I also included a few printed recipe cards with some of my favorite chocolate recipes.  I've already shared them all here on the blog except the pudding cake. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and it is so, so sinister...

Slow-Cooker Chocolate Chip Pudding Cake

1 pkg. devil's food cake mix

1 pkg. chocolate instant pudding

1(16 oz.) container sour cream

4 eggs

3/4 C vegetable oil

2 tsp vanilla

1 C semisweet chocolate chips

Place all but the chocolate chips in the slow-cooker.  Add 1 Cup water and beat ingredients with a mixer until well blended (about 2 minutes).  Fold in chocolate chips and bake about 3 - 4 hours on high or 6 - 7 hours on low (until cake is puffed in the center and pulls away from the sides of the cooker).  Spoon the warm cake into serving bowls.  

Comments

[Judy]

Heidi is one lucky girl. Those are wonderful gifts. I am really going to have to try this recipe. It sounds awesome.

[shauna rogers]

Okay, Heidi is a lucky girl, look at that fun gift package!! You did a great job sticking to black and white. And that recipe - trying it this weekend. Now that the rain is coming, it's time for the slow-cooker to stay out on the counter top! Take care Julie!

Shauna

[elissa Finger]

this sounds REALLY yummy and nice and easy. i LOVE that package you put together.... looks as delicious as the cake sounds. both have me drooling a little ;-)

[Colleen]

Beautiful package. And the slow cooker pudding cake looks yummy - did you know October is the beginning of Pudding Season? Seriously! I heard it on Martha Stewart radio on my way to work this morning, so it has to be true :)

[ArtsyMama]

What a fabulous package. She is going to love it. Just gorgeous!!!! Glad you enjoyed the swap. Thanks for the recipe too. Will have to give it a try.
Kari

[miss chris]

What a wonderful package! Wow. Won't she just love tearing into that, lucky girl.

I love the idea of using pattern paper for tissue paper. Very cool. I might have to steal that, if I can find patterns I don't much care to keep...

[Alli]

The idea of using pattern tissue for gift wrap is absolutely genius! Love it!

[suzy]

Hi Julie, love all your swap goodies, what a lucky girl your partner is. I love to recycle old pattern tissue. I wrap all my outgoing items in old pattern tissue and tie it up with old seam tape, stretch lace, whatever. I am always buying up those bags of old patterns and the bags of sewing notions at the thrift store to reuse as wrappings. Nobody ever uses that old stuff so it's a great way to recycle it. xo, suzy

[Vicki]

Yippie,now I can drag my crock pot out of the attic!

[Liz]

I probably gained five pounds just reading that recipe... dont care. I'm cooking that anyway. :)