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Slow Cooker cakes

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edited 31 January 2024 pm31 1:22PM in Old style MoneySaving
I wondered if anyone has had success cooking cakes in their slow cooker? I have seen recipes where they say to put a teatowel under the lid to absorb moisture but I wondered if  cakes would still come out like a steamed pudding.I try to load my conventional oven as much as possible to ensure good use of power but sometimes all I want is to make a cake. I should imagine the use of brown sugar (like in a microwaved cake) is necessary to get a bit of colour. I was wondering about converting the cooking time for some of my cake recipes for a slow cooker. Any successful slow cooker cake recipes using Apples?  I still have a lot of my Bramley crop left.

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  • Rosa_Damascena
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    edited 31 January 2024 pm31 7:42PM
    Queen cake looks too easy! I'm a little sceptical about the recipe given there is so little fat in it but I shall give it a go (in the combi microwave). 

    ETA: now I look at the recipe, it looks like something we used to have as a child. It would start off on the stovetop and the egg would go in after the mixture cooled so it wouldn't scramble.
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    Queen cake looks too easy! I'm a little sceptical about the recipe given there is so little fat in it but I shall give it a go (in the combi microwave). 

    ETA: now I look at the recipe, it looks like something we used to have as a child. It would start off on the stovetop and the egg would go in after the mixture cooled so it wouldn't scramble.
    Queen cake is really really easy. Just leave to soak overnight- I add the sugar (much less!) next day. It doesn't have any fat but you can butter the slices. It's also so versatile as you can tweak the fruit variations as long as you keep the amounts the same.
    I have made it loads of times in the last few years- ever since I saw the recipe in Good Housekeeping magazine. 
    Last time I made it I used chopped dates & dried cranberries instead of the raisins. Yummy especially with a slice of cheese.

    I think the cake you talk about is known as a 'boiled cake'. very similar
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  • Cheesecake rather than cake, but I've been thinking I fancy trying this in the summer: https://realfood.tesco.com/step-by-step/how-to-make-a-slow-cooker-cheesecake.html 
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    The Christmas before last I made a tea loaf in a slow cooker, using a recipe from the Forum - pics here:
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/79742584/#Comment_79742584 
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