Orange polenta cake
Prep:
15 mins
Cook:
45 mins
Lovely moist gluten free orange syrup cake
200g butter
200g demerara sugar
3 eggs
200g ground almonds
100g polenta
2 oranges, zested
1 tsp gluten free baking powder
Syrup
250ml orange juice
125g caster sugar
Preheat oven to 160°C/320°F/Gas mark 2½
Grease and line a 23cm cake tin.
Beat butter and sugar.
Add eggs in one at a time, beating between each addition.
Add in ground almonds, polenta and orange zest and mix.
Sift in baking powder and combine.
Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake for around 45 mins.
Remove the cake from the oven.
Melt orange juice and caster sugar until sugar dissolved and slightly thickened.
Pour syrup over the cake while still warm in the tin.
Allow to soak in, then remove the tin.
Slice and serve with a dollop of natural yoghurt.
Serves
10
Preparation Time
15 minutes
Cooking Time
45 minutes
Main ingredients
Dairy, Fruit, Eggs, Sugar, Nuts
Recipe Type
Cakes & Baking, Dessert, Cake Stall, Vegetarian
Cuisine
Cafe
Special Info
Gluten free, Vegetarian, Pregnant Mums
Level of Difficulty
Easy
