Polenta Cake

Recipe by: Michelle Darmody

This cake has a lovely rich, buttery, citrus flavour. Pouring the syrup over the warm cake at the end is key to keeping the cake full of moisture.

Polenta Cake

PREP TIME

60

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

30

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • For the orange layer:

  • 1 large orange (unwaxed if possible)

  • 100g golden caster sugar

  • 80ml water

  • For the cake:

  • 250g soft butter

  • zest 2 lemons

  • ½ tbs lemon juice

  • 220g golden caster sugar

  • 3 eggs, separated

  • 150g ground almonds

  • 225g fine polenta

  • 1 tbs soft muscovado sugar

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