Dessert

Little polenta and raspberry cakes

Light, fluffy and oh-so-sweet, Nici Wickes' mini polenta and raspberry cakes are a perfect treat or delightful dessert. Serve these little beauties with whipped cream.
Little polenta and raspberry cakes
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Ingredients

Syrup
Cakes

Method

1.Preheat oven to 150°C. Grease a 12-hole muffin tin and line each hole with a small square of baking paper.
2.Make the syrup by simmering the sugar and lemon juice together for 3-5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
3.Using a standing beater, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating between each. Fold in the polenta, raspberries, ground almonds, baking powder, lemon zest and juice.
4.Spoon the batter into the prepared tin and bake for 15-18 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean and the cakes have begun to pull away from sides.
5.Once cooked, prick the top of each cake with a few small holes. Spoon over the cooled syrup so that it soaks in. Leave the cakes to settle for 5-7 minutes before removing and serving with whipped cream and a dusting of crushed freeze-dried raspberries.

Feel free to make one large cake with this recipe, using a lined 20cm springform tin and cooking for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

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