Name: Orange, polenta and almond cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 125 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 1 cup polenta; 1 cup almond meal (or other meal, or combination); 1 teaspoon baking powder (gluten-free); grated zest and juice 2 large oranges (see tip); thick cream and orange slices, to serve

Orange, polenta and almond cake

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Prep

15M

Cook

Total

1H 15M

Ingredients

125 gram butter, chopped, at room temperature

3/4 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 cup polenta

1 cup almond meal (or other meal, or combination)

1 teaspoon baking powder (gluten-free)

grated zest and juice 2 large oranges (see tip)

thick cream and orange slices, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 160°C. Lightly grease a 20cm round cake pan. Line the base with baking paper.

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

3.Fold in polenta, almond meal, baking powder zest and juice. Pour into prepared pan, smoothing top of mixture.

4.Bake for 55-60 minutes, until cooked when tested with a skewer. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely. Serve topped with cream and orange slices.

You need 1 1/4 cups of orange juice for this recipe.You could also use prepared orange juice and omit the zest.
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