Rocky Road Chocolate Cake

Here's a brand new recipe for a gooey, delicious cake that you make in a crock pot! If you're looking for something new to surprise the family with this holiday season, this will be a hit-I promise!

Try it, and let me hear from you on how you like it!

Rocky Road Chocolate Cake

1 (18.25 oz.) package German chocolate cake mix
1 (3.9 oz.) package chocolate instant pudding mix
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup sour cream
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 ¼ cups milk, divided
1 (3.4 oz.) package chocolate cook-and-serve pudding mix
½ cup chopped pecans
1 ½ cups miniature marshmallows
1 cup semi sweet chocolate morsels
Vanilla ice cream (optional)

1. Beat cake mix, next 5 ingredients, and 1 ¼ cups milk at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes, stopping to scrape down sides as needed. Pour batter into a lightly greased 4-qt. slow cooker.

2. Cook remaining 2 cups milk in a heavy nonaluminum saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, 3 to 5 minutes or just until bubbles appear (do not boil); remove from heat.

3. Sprinkle cook-and-serve pudding mix over batter. Slowly pour hot milk over pudding. Cover and cook on LOW for 3 ½ hrs.

4. Meanwhile heat pecans in a small nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, stirring often, 3 to 5 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant.

5. Turn off slow cooker. Sprinkle cake with pecans, marshmallows, and chocolate morsels. . Let stand 15 minutes or until marshmallows are slightly melted. Spoon into dessert dishes, and serve with ice cream.