upsidedown cake

This simple rustic cake is one that you'll want to eat throughout the year. It is simple to make and the fruit on the bottom of the cake caramelizes as it bakes. The pear slices form a gorgeous star pattern on top of the cake.&nbsp;

Slow Cooker Polenta Cake with Caramelized Pears

sugar

tbs sugar

all-purpose flour

polenta (finely ground (cornmeal))

tsp baking powder

salt

tbs unsalted butter (softened (1 1/2 sticks))

eggs (large)

lemon

milk

pears (large, ripe, cored and sliced)

Butter and flour a 8-inch&nbsp; round springform pan or cake pan. Cut a circle of parchment paper and place it on the bottom. Butter the paper. Sprinkle the 2 Tablespoons of sugar evenly over the bottom of the pan.&nbsp;

Arrange the pear slices on the bottom of the pan in a pinwheel fashion, overlapping them slightly.&nbsp;

Sift together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the remaining 3/4 cup sugar, scraping the sides of the bowl.

Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and the lemon zest until blended.&nbsp;

On low speed, beat in half of the dry ingredients. Add the milk. Stir in the remaining dry ingredients just until smooth.&nbsp;

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, spreading it evenly over the pears. Place the pan in the slow cooker.&nbsp;

Cover and cook on high for 3 hours, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.&nbsp;

Cool on a rack for 10 minutes. Invert the cake onto another rack and let it cool completely. Gently peal off the parchment paper.&nbsp;

Serve plain or with sweetened whipped cream or ice cream.&nbsp;

Follow instructions as for the slow cooker.

Bake for 25- 30 minutes or when cake tester (toothpick ????) inserted in center comes out clean. Follow the rest of the instructions for slow cooker.&nbsp;

Position oven rack in the center. Preheat oven to 325 ℉.

I love how delicious that polenta cake! Looks absolutely delicious!

I love this polenta cake. Looks so beautiful and pears on top are such a lovely addition. This cake reminded me of a cake that my grandma used to make that I loved. That's why I must make this soon.

Never made a polenta cake before and now I am hooked. Delicious and easy, I tried your slow cooker recommendation and it was a winner! Thank you so much!

Cornmeal, lemon zest and pears, this is our kind of dessert. Rustic, yet pretty and very delicious.

This is so beautiful, and delicious too.  Really pretty and the flavors are great!

I love the story of the origins of polenta cakes..it was love at first sight but I would rather it be at first taste. Seriously I was drooling looking at the pictures and reading about it. I love the caramelized pears, I need this cake in my life now.

What a gorgeous cake!The pears just look amazing.  I  never made a cake with polenta, I   am now intrigued.

Yum! This Slow Cooker Polenta Cake With Caramelized Pears is mouthwatering! It's making me drool. And that Caramelized Pears is perfect. My wife will love this!

I have made a Lemon Polenta Cake...but not in the slow cooker. This sounds like a plan for the weekend. With Mother's Day....someone needs a special treat.

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I adore upside down pear anything cake! The addition of a polenta cake makes this an interesting and fascinating choice. Definitely trying this one out!

I definitely don't think of cake when I think of polenta OR a slow cooker. But what you've done here is pure magic! Is there anything a slow cooker can't do? I've got to give this a try in my Instant Pot!

I honestly didn't know that slow cooker cakes were a thing, but now I'm definitely intrigued!  I love an upside-down cake, and I've been eager to play around with polenta cakes for some time now.  Combine that with the hands-off aspect and the whole thing sounds delightfully tempting.  Thanks for the bit of history on the polenta cake too - I'm always eager to learn more about that side of things.  Cheers, and thanks for sharing this!

I've never made a cake in the slow cooker, so I'm particularly intrigued! The texture looks perfect and we're crazy for anything with pears, so I know this will be a hit in my house. I loved reading about the history behind the polenta cake--it's always so interesting to know where these delicious treats originated!

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