Orange Almond Polenta Cake
Orange Almond Polenta Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 185g butter, cubed, at room temperature
- 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
- 2 tsp finely grated orange rind
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup fine polenta
- 1 cup (150g) self-raising flour
- 100g almond meal
- 2/4 cup (180ml) freshly squeezed orange juice
- Icing sugar, to serve
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease and line base and sides of a 22cm round cake pan with non-stick baking paper.
- 2
Use an electric mixer to beat butter, sugar, orange rind and vanilla extract for 10-12 minutes, occasionally scraping down the side of the bowl, until pale and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition.
10 min - 3
Combine polenta, flour and almond meal in a bowl. Add half to the butter mixture along with half of the orange juice. Mix until well combined. Repeat with the remaining polenta mixture and orange juice.
- 4
Pour into prepared pan. Smooth the surface. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out just clean.
40 min - 5
Set cake aside in the pan for 15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool. Serve dusted with icing sugar.
15 min
