Orange Polenta Cake
Ingredients
175g/6oz unsalted butter (softened)
250g/8oz caster sugar
125g/4oz ground almonds
2 eggs (beaten)
Finely grated ring & juice of 3 oranges
75g/3oz polenta flour
50g/2oz Odlum’s trytamil flour
½ teaspoon gluten free baking powder
2 tablespoons flaked almonds
Method
- Grease and line 15cm/6 inch spring form tin with greaseproof.
- Beat together the butter and 175g/6oz sugar until pale and creamy.
- Stir in the almonds, eggs and rind and juice of one orange.
- Add the flours & baking powder and stir in gently until combined. Turn into the tin, level the surface and sprinkle with the flaked almonds.
- Bake in the preheated oven, 180 degrees c(350 degrees f), Gas Mark 4, for about 30 mins until risen and just firm.
- Put the remaining orange rind and juice in a small pan with the remaining sugar and heat gently until the sugar dissolves.
- Spoon over the cake and serve warm.
- Serve with whipped cream

