Name: Orange polenta cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 100 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature; 1 cup brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 3/4 cup ground hazelnuts; 1 cup polenta; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3 oranges, zest finely grated and juiced (250ml); icing sugar, for dusting; extra orange zest, to serve; thick cream, to serve

Orange polenta cake

Serves 10

Prep

10M

Cook

Total

1H 10M

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Ingredients

100 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature

1 cup brown sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 3/4 cup ground hazelnuts

1 cup polenta

1 teaspoon baking powder

3 oranges, zest finely grated and juiced (250ml)

icing sugar, for dusting

extra orange zest, to serve

thick cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 150°C. Lightly grease a 23cm springform pan and line base and sides with baking paper.

2.In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.

3.In a bowl, combine ground hazelnuts, polenta, baking powder and orange zest. Fold into creamed mixture alternately with orange juice.

4.Pour mixture into pan, smoothing top. Bake for 55-60 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.

5.Dust with icing sugar. Serve in wedges topped with extra grated zest. Accompany with thick cream.

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