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**Slow Cooker Pumpkin Angel Food Cake

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Angel Food Cake with Caramel Sauce

  • Cooking Time:

    4 hours total
  • Servings:

    8

Ingredients

1 c. pumpkin, canned
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
16 oz. angel food cake mix
14 oz. sweetened condensed milk

Today is National Angel Food Cake day.  Yes, there is such a day – and why not? Angel Food Cake has been around since the late 19th Century and was named from its airy lightness.  It’s said to be the “food of angels!”  (according to Wikipedia) Slow CookerPumpkin Angel Food Cake with Caramel Sauce is a twist on a traditional recipe.  When baked, angel food cake is made in a bundt pan but since that doesn’t fit in a slow cooker, placing the can of sweetened condensed milk in the center will still give you the traditional bundt cake shape.  Enjoy!

  1. Thoroughly grease a 4-Quart Round Slow Cooker.
  2. Prepare the angel food cake mix according directions on the box.
  3. In a medium bowl, mix together pumpkin, spice, and vanilla.
  4. Fold and swirl pumpkin mix into angel food mix until well incorporated.
  5. Remove the label from the sweetened condensed milk. Grease all around the sides of the can and place in the center of the slow cooker.
  6. Pour cake mix into slow cooker around the greased can.
  7. Cover. Cook on High for 2 hours or Low for 3 hours.
  8. After 2 hours, check cake with a toothpick to test for doneness.
  9. Use pot holders and remove the sweetened condensed milk can and set aside.
  10. Gently invert the cake and place on a baking rack to cool.
  11. Return the can and 2 cups of hot water (surrounding the can) to the cooker for the caramel to continue to cook for 2 hours, while the cake cools.
  12. When done, remove the can and allow to cool. Carefully open to reveal the caramel. Drizzle caramel over the cake to serve.

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kelliinkc
kelliinkc
10 years ago

Holy Moley! I can’t wait to try this! I see a couple more interesting dishes here so think I am going to look around.

Marion Byars
Marion Byars
10 years ago

I’m sorry, I’m confused. Do you open the condense milk and add to the water to make the caramel? And put the can in the middle? Sorry, probably a dumb question.

Kathi
Kathi
10 years ago
Reply to  Marion Byars

I agree. Im confused also. whre does the carmel come from. Do you open the an of condensed milk?
And add what to make carmel????
?
Sorry. looks great thouigh. I wanna try it.

Rainbow Rubatino
Rainbow Rubatino
10 years ago

I only have a 3.5 qt crock pot:( Any ideas how to make this work? Maybe I could look-up an angel food cake “from scratch” recipe and half it?

Sephani
Sephani
10 years ago

This cake is in my crock pot right now! Couldn’t have come at a better time since my roommates birthday is today and she LOOOOOVES pumpkin 🙂 Thanks!

Danielle
Danielle
10 years ago

What size crockpot do you use for this?

Susan
Susan
10 years ago

Interesting! And I am confused on that too…so, the sweetened condensed milk turns into caramel when it’s cooked in the can?
And the unopened can will not explode from the heat while it is cooking? lol!

Dora
Dora
10 years ago

My daughter made this for our weekly dinner together. It was unbelievable good. When she removed the cake from the crockpot she set the unopened can aside to cool. When she opened the can to serve, the color and consistency of the evaporated milk seemed unchanged but it was a delisheous Carmel sauce. Great company dessert and conversation piece!

Ms Krystal
Ms Krystal
10 years ago
Reply to  Dora

The recipe calls for ‘sweetened condensed’ milk, NOT ‘evaporated’ milk. That explains the consistency of your caramel sauce …not to mention that your sauce wouldn’t be as sweet. vt remove liquid from something: to remove liquid from something, usually by heating, to produce a more concentrated or solid substance Evaporate means to remove liquid from something, usually by heating, to produce a more concentrated or solid substance. Condense means to thicken by removing water: to make something, especially a food, denser by removing water. Evaporated & condensed may be the same, but the major difference is the ‘sweetening’ which makes… Read more »

Ms Krystal
Ms Krystal
10 years ago
Reply to  Ms Krystal

OOPS …definition of ‘evaporate’ slipped in twice ….please edit that out. Thanks

Bryn Santistevan
Bryn Santistevan
10 years ago

It tastes delicious, but mine fell, didn’t come out of the crock pot right…the sides stuck even though I did spray it first. I don’t think it was quite done, even though when I inserted a cake tester, it came out clean. So, it looked horrible, but tasted wonderful! Especially the browned outside pieces. And I had no idea condensed milk can make carmel sauce! Please help with any tips on why mine failed:)

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kate
kate
10 years ago

I’m from Australia…..we don’t have canned pumpkin but my dad grows amazing giant pumpkins which we are constantly being given. How much pumpkin is in a can?

Jennifer Derengowski
Jennifer Derengowski
10 years ago

This may be a strange question but I want to make this for my coworkers. We start work really early so I’d like to make this the night before. How do I store the finished cake? Fridge or counter top? Or maybe it wouldn’t store well due to the caramel sauce? Any ideas? Thank you

Melanie
Melanie
10 years ago

I can’t wait to try this! Do you get the instant Angel food cake mix or the other kind?

Rose
Rose
10 years ago

My crock pot is oval shaped. Can I still do this?

Madelyn
Madelyn
10 years ago

Would a 5 quart crock pot be too small? What is the smallest size that would work?

Debbie
Debbie
10 years ago

Hi,
I’m excited to try this recipe, but questions: your caramel sauce in the photo is brownish, Dora wrote her daughters “can color and consistency of the evaporated milk” – what did you do to get yours to turn brown?
And also, the water used around the outside of the can of evaporated milk is thrown out, not added to anything, correct?
thanks so much!!

Sandy
Sandy
10 years ago

OH MY GOSH, I can’t wait to try this!!!!!!!!!!!

John
John
10 years ago

Oh… this is so totally being made this weekend…2 quick questions… is this completely egg free? And also, is there some easy print format to get?

John
John
10 years ago

NVM… just realized that Angelfood cake mix has Egg Whites in it these days… But I’m still making it for us!!! Was hoping for an Egg Free version to give my nephew…..

Me!
Me!
2 years ago
Reply to  John

You can always use an egg substitute. 🤷‍♀️

Christine (CookTheStory)

This looks amazing. Baking the cake and getting caramel sauce at the same time is genius.

Marsha Mendro
Marsha Mendro
10 years ago

Can I use a 7 qt. oval Crock pot or is that too big and will be spread out too much? Looks so good can’t wait to try.

Crin
Crin
10 years ago

Wait, so the caramel just somehow happens within the condensed milk can? When I eventually open the can, there will be caramel? I don’t get it.

Sue
Sue
10 years ago

I still don’t get the “carmel sauce.” Does heating sweetened condensed milk slowly in the can MAKE carmel sauce? No additions? What?

Mary
Mary
10 years ago

Has this ever been tried with a made from scratch angel food cake??

Debra Pearson
Debra Pearson
10 years ago

This is so unusual… I can’t wait to try it! I love my crockpot! Not too long ago, I had to replace mine and got one with 3 different size pots — 2, 4 and 6 qt. Which size should I use for this recipe… The 4-quart? Also, I just bought a tube pan and for some reason, didn’t notice it had a removable bottom until I got home… This is the reason I’ve never made a cheesecake… Can’t figure out exactly how that’s supposed to work. Otherwise, I really like this pan… Is there any way you can tell… Read more »

Debbie
Debbie
10 years ago

I just made this and the same thing happened as always does when I try to do a dessert in the crock pot–it burned on one side after only 1 hour of cooking and was raw on the other side of the crock. What am I doing wrong? My crock is black and is 6 1/2 quarts.

Debbie
Debbie
10 years ago

I just made this and the same thing happened as always does when I try to do a dessert in the crock pot–it burned on one side after only 1 hour of cooking and was raw on the other side of the crock. What am I doing wrong? My crock is black and is 6 1/2 quarts. Is the crock to big?

Helene Jolley
Helene Jolley
10 years ago

I would put something under the can, like a washcloth or something. I use this cooking method to make just the caramel sauce from the can of condensed milk and when I didn’t put a piece of cloth under the can once, the can burned the bottom of the crock pot. You can’t forget to add the water after the cake comes our, and also, you must be careful to let the can cool before opening or it might explode. Anxious to try to make a cake at the same time, and kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

Trisha Shafer
Trisha Shafer
10 years ago

I misread the ingredients so instead of 1 CUP of pumpkin, I added 1 CAN! It still tastes VERY good, but it is too moist and has an undercooked texture. The caramel sauce is cooling as I type and can’t wait to try it!!!

Linda Hoerig
Linda Hoerig
10 years ago

Can you use this recipe in a bundt pan instead of cooking in a crock? And if so I’m sure you wouldn’t bake for 2 hrs???

BRENDA
10 years ago

HAD MADE THE CONDENSED MILK CARAMEL SAUCE BEFORE BY ITSELF..SO I KNEW KIND OF WHAT TO EXPECT…CAN’T WAIT TO TRY THIS…SOUNDS D’LISH AND SO FUN!!!

Julie
Julie
10 years ago

Sounds delicious! Will try. Surprised no one has called the “caramel” by its real name: dulce de leche… the sealed can is just dropped into a pot of boiling water for a couple of hrs. Allow it to cool, then open your can of ‘caramel’. It’s way better than caramel! an old European quick dessert trick. Happy eating!

Sandy
Sandy
10 years ago

My crockpot is more rectangular. Would it still work?

Lori Joseph
Lori Joseph
10 years ago

Just made this in a new 5 qt crockpot brand crock, after 2 hours the cake tested done but appeared very moist on one side (condensation) when I tried to flip the cake out it was burned to the crock on one side. I had to scrape out the burned parts in order or continue with the caramel. Do you have any suggestions as to what I could do next time to get better results? By the way I love your recipes and plan to download your book.

Jennifer
Jennifer
10 years ago

I was excited to try this….BUT big fail!
I was a little concerned it wasnt quite done, so cooked it a little longer. But most of the cake sides were burned, half stuck when flipping out (even though sprayed generously). Tasted good, but wet, not fluffily dry like a food cake.

Any suggestions? Couldn’t have cooked it more, cause even thought it stuck & that’s a loss, some of it was too burnt to even snack on.

Nadia
Nadia
10 years ago

I have a 4 qt crockpot with all the ingredients sitting in my kitchen staring at me. What do you recommend?

melissa
melissa
10 years ago

Can you put the can in there with the adhesive still on? I can’t get it off!

Goalie Mom
10 years ago

How much pumpkin and how much spice do you add?

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Pantherbabyg
Pantherbabyg
10 years ago

not a huge pumpkin fan can you use yams or sweet potatoes instead?

Rikki W
Rikki W
10 years ago

Well the cake was a FAILURE (still raw in the center….ended up throwing it away) but the caramel was DELISH!!!

Paige
Paige
10 years ago

Just made this for Thanksgiving, following the recipe exactly. 3 words…OH MY GOD! One of the best things I ever ate. The pumpkin makes it soooo moist. The caramel turned out delicious. I got compliments from everyone at the dinner table and everyone was amazed that this is made in the crock pot. So neat! Definitely will be making this again and gave it 5 stars! Pinned it as well 🙂

Rachel
Rachel
10 years ago

So I tried this with a four-quart round croc, and since the batter was tight around the can I had to stack an extra can on top to avoid the batter completely immersing the milk can. After cooking for two hours, my test did not determine the cake to be cooked thoroughly so I cooked longer than directed. After removing the cans and the cake, it was overcooked on the edges and very moist towards the area that was around the can. Could I adjust this recipe to cook on medium in order to get a more thorough bake? Also… Read more »

Jacqueline Davis
Jacqueline Davis
10 years ago

I am concerned with the aluminum seeping into my cake. Can I take the sweetened condensed milk, poor it into a mason jar, cap it and then use that instead?

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