Slow Cooker Pumpkin Pie Cake

By srumbel

People! I have never in my life had a cake as moist as this one. Cooking it in the slow cooker is almost like it’s being steamed. The cake comes out so beautiful – you’d never guess it was made in a slow cooker! One piece of advice, when you remove the lid – do it quickly! You don’t want the condensation from the lid dropping onto your cake :)

The simplest way to serve it is with a dollop of whipped cream or Cool Whip and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon. This cake would also be fabulous with some vanilla ice cream – yum! This cake takes approximately three hours in the slow cooker. Check it around two hours to see how it’s doing. If it’s looking a little dark around the edges, and the cake is already set up, you can use the sling to “rotate” the cake inside the slow cooker. Put the lid back on and let it roll.

If it’s looking like it’s cooking evenly- just leave it alone and thank your lucky stars you have a good slow cooker ;) I totally forgot that one of my slow cookers is crappy and cooks mega-unevenly and of course that was the one I chose to make the cake in. You can see how perfect it turned out though – it just needed a little mid-cooking adjustment ;)

from momontimeout

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups brown sugar, packed
• 3 eggs, room temperature
• 15 oz pure pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose four
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

1.Line slow cooker with foil collar and sling. Spray with cooking spray.
2.Cream together brown sugar and butter.
3.Beat in eggs one at a time until thoroughly combined.
4.Beat in pumpkin.
5.Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
6.Gradually stir in flour mixture.
7.Pour into prepared slow cooker.
8.Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9.Check at 2 hours and rotate if necessary.
10.Use the sling to lift cake from the slow cooker and let cool for 15 minutes before serving.
11.Top with whipped cream or serve with ice cream

Tips:

Keep the foil sling as smooth as possible for a “perfect” looking cake.
Use 2-4 pieces of foil to create a sling that covers the entire bottom surface of your slow cooker.
Check the cake at 2 hours to make sure it is cooking evenly.
Let the cake rest.