Crock Pot Cherry Cola Chocolate Dessert - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup cola
1/2 cup dried cherries
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chocolate milk
1/2 cup butter, MELTED
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Topping
1 1/4 cups cola
1/3 cup sugar, granulated
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
2 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup dark rum
vanilla ice cream
maraschino cherry

Preparation

In a small saucepan, bring cola and dried cherries to a boil.
Remove from heat; let stand for 30 minutes.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, chopped chocolate, baking powder, and salt.
Melt butter in microwave, add the chocolate milk and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
Fold in cherry mixture.
Line a three quart slow cooker with liner or coat with cooking spray.
Pour mixture into slow cooker.
For topping, in a small saucepan, combine the cola, sugar, and brown sugar.
Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved.
Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate and rum until smooth.
Pour over cherry mixture; do NOT stir. This was very liquidy (sorry about the new word) but it works out.
Put a sheet of paper toweling between the slow cooker and lid to absorb the condensation. I changed mine once during the 2 hours.
Cover and cook on high for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until set. Mine was set in 2 hours BUT I have an old crock pot.
Turn off the heat; let stand for 30 minutes.
Serve warm with ice cream and maraschino cherries.