This looks like a long list of ingredients, but it goes together very quickly. And for a superb dessert recipe that you can forget about until it's time to eat, this can't be beat.
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Ingredients:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup chopped dried pears
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup pear nectar
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
Preparation:
In large bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon. Add milk and oil and mix just until combined. Stir in pecans and dried pears. Spread in bottom of 3-4 quart crockpot. In small saucepan, mix brown sugar, water, pear nectar, butter, and ginger. Bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Pour over batter in the crockpot.
Cover crockpot and cook on high for 2 to 2-1/2 hours until a toothpick inserted 1" into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove cover from crockpot, turn off crockpot, and let cake stand, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes to cool a bit before serving. There will be a tender cake that has formed over a caramel sauce; turn the servings over as you scoop them out of the slow cooker. 6-8 servings
