Slow Cooker Lime Polenta Cake

5 from 2 votes

Lime polenta cake baked in your slow cooker is a delicious soft cake based on polenta/cornmeal, with a citrus note.

Course Baking

Cuisine British

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 2

Total Time 2 10

Servings

Calories 521kcal

Grease an 8 inch silicone pan.
Cream together the sugar and butter using an electric handmixer, until light and fluffy.
225 g butter, 225 g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
Stir in the ground almonds and baking powder, and add the vanilla extract.
190 g ground almonds, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp baking powder
Add the eggs one by one, mixing well between each one.
3 medium eggs
Add the lime zest, lime juice, salt and polenta, and mix until fairly smooth.
Zest of two limes, Juice of one lime, 110 g polenta, A grinding of salt
Pour the mixture into the silicone pan and place it in your slow cooker (I used a 5.7 litre one). Add some water beneath the pan if required by your slow cooker.
Replace the lid, tucking a tea towel beneath it to stop water dripping onto the cake.
Cook on high for approx 2 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool completely then carefully remove from the silicone pan.
Dust with icing sugar to serve, and add some mascarpone on the side for an extra treat.

Slow cooker size: 5.7 litre (6 quart).