Crock Pot Apple Pumpkin Cake & Teriyaki Pork Roast }

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today I have another tasty Gooseberry Patch Review & Giveaway to share. This review comes from the 101 cookbook series which just so happens to be my favorite series from Gooseberry Patch.  Each and every recipe in the 101 cookbook series has a photo accompanying each recipe. I feast with my eyes, so seeing each recipe is always a bonus for me. The newest edition to the Gooseberry Patch family is 101 Super- Easy Slow Cooker Recipes. I don't know about you, but I cannot live without my trusty slow cooker. I actually use mine year round. Not only do slow cookers provide great winter meals, but they also let me enjoy all my favorite comfort foods in the heat of summer. I simply just don't know what I would do without my slow cooker. I think there are several people that rely on their slow cookers just as much as I do, so it's nice to see all these cookbooks popping up. It also makes it that much nicer that the words super and easy are in the title.

This spiral bound cookbook has 107 pages and lays flat. This makes it so much easier for the pages to stay in place as I'm cooking. Each chapter is divided by cooking times instead of titles. When you know how much time you have on your hands you can thumb through the cookbook and pick a meal accordingly. I love that!!!!!!

You will even find a chapter for Make-Ahead Slow Cooker Freezer Meals. This is perfect for those days when you don't want to cook, but still crave a hot homemade meal. With just a little prep work ahead of time you'll have a easy freezer meal that's ready to toss in the slow cooker when you need it. Freezer meals have saved me a time or two in the past, so I am always thankful that I have them on hand.

This recipe for Crock Pot Apple Pumpkin Cake immediately caught my eye! My family loves anything that involves pumpkin, so I was excited to make this cake. I just recently started making dessert in my crock pot and let me tell you it makes things so much easier, and they taste really good. I don't know why I waited so long.

This recipe was sort of like a dump cake recipe where you add the apple pie filling at the bottom of you slow cooker, and just spread the cake batter on top. That's it! Just cover and bake.

I was a bit skeptical if the cake would bake, but as you can see from the photo it baked up beautifully. Add a dollop of whipping cream and you have a quick easy dessert. I will definitely be making this cake again when fall arrives.

Crock Pot Apple Pumpkin Cake
{Chapter 1 - 6 hours}

1/2 - cup butter, softened
1 1/2 - cups packed brown sugar
1 - cup pumpkin puree or canned pumpkin
3 - eggs
2 - cups all purpose flour
2 - teaspoons baking powder
1/4 - teaspoon baking soda
1/4 - teaspoon salt
1 - teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 - teaspoon nutmeg
1 - 21 oz can apple pie filling
whipped topping for garnish

In a large bowl using an electric mixer beat the butter and brown sugar until mixed. Beat in the pumpkin and eggs until blended. In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Slowly add the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Beat for 2 minutes. 

Spoon the pie filling into a 6 quart slow cooker that has been sprayed with baking spray. Pour cake batter over pie filling. Cover and cook on high for 1 1/2 - 2 hours or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Garnish with a dollop of whipped cream. Servings: 8

Crock Pot Apple Pumpkin Cake submitted by Andrea Sullivan, Aurora CO. 

The second recipe on my to make list was a savory one. Crock Pot Teriyaki Pork Roast. This meal was one of my favorites and turned out super tender. I love teriyaki chicken, but pork is just as wonderful. This recipe was perfect for the one of many pork roasts I keep stocked in my freezer.

Teriyaki Pork Roast recipe submitted by Jodi Erdmann of Watertown, WI.

Crock Pot Teriyaki Pork Roast 

{Chapter 6 - 8  hours} 

3/4 - cup apple juice or cider

2 - tablespoon brown sugar

2 - tablespoon soy sauce

1 - tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1 - teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 - teaspoon garlic powder

1/8 - teaspoon pepper

2 - 3 lb pork roast 

1 1/2 - tablespoons cornstarch

3 - tablespoons cold water

garnish sliced green onions

Combine Juice, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, and seasoning in a slow cooker; mix well. Add roast turning to coat. Place roast fat side up. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours. Strain liquid into a small saucepan.; bring to a boil. Mix together the cornstarch and water in a small bowl.; add to the boiling liquid. Cook until thickened. Slice roast serving gravy over the top. Sprinkle with green onions, optional. Servings: 4-6

Cook's Note: I doubled the ingredients for the teriyaki sauce.

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This yummy cookbook is available at Amazon, Walmart, Barnes and Nobles, Gooseberry Patch, and also in a Ebook version for $2.99. 

Would you like to win a copy of this cookbook for yourself? Well the generous folks over at Gooseberry Patch are letting me giveaway one copy of this fabulous cookbook to one lucky reader! If you would like a chance to win, see below on how to enter.

How to Enter:
Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite crock pot meal? (mandatory entry) 

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This Giveaway will run until May 8th 2014. Contest open to US and Canadian Residents only due to shipping charges. I will choose one random winner using random.org and contact the winner via email. The winner will have 48 hours to reply to the winning email or a new winner will be chosen. If you leave an anonymous comment please include your email address in your comment in the event that you are the winner. Your email address will only be used for the purpose of the giveaway. Good luck to everyone who enters. 

Disclosure: Gooseberry Patch provided a copy of 101 Super-Easy Slow Cooker Recipes for the purpose of this review. I was also given a second copy to use in a reader giveaway.

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