Orange polenta cake with honey syrup recipe
As Italian-inspired desserts go, this orange and almond polenta cake is definitely one of our favourites. Served with a sticky honey and orange syrup, it makes a delicious dessert or party treat – just add a dollop of vanilla cream!
See method- Serves 6
- 15 mins to prepare and 45 mins to cook
- 578 calories / serving
Ingredients
For the cake
- 150ml (5 1/2fl oz) sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing
- 225g self-raising flour, sifted
- 80g caster sugar
- 80g (3oz) ground almonds
- 120g (4oz) polenta
- 1 large orange, zested and juiced (approx 140ml or 1/4pt)
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tbsp clear honey
For the syrup
- 100ml (3fl oz) honey
- 1 large orange, juiced (140ml or 1/4pt orange juice), plus extra zest, to decorate
To serve
- 150g (5oz) Greek yogurt or double cream
- 2 tsp vanilla paste
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2435kJ 578.0kcal
- Fat
- 22g
- Saturates
- 3g
- Salt
- 0.1g
- Sugars
- 36g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 85.0gProtein 14.7gFibre 4.1g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Line a 20cm (8in) round springform tin with nonstick baking paper and grease with sunflower oil.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, ground almonds and polenta. Add the orange zest and juice, eggs, honey and oil; mix to combine. Spoon the cake mixture into the prepared tin and level the surface with a spatula.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin before turning out onto a serving plate or cake stand.
- For the syrup, put the honey, orange juice and 60ml (2 1/4fl oz) cold water in a microwave-safe jug. Microwave on high for 1 minute, stirring halfway through with a metal spoon, until combined and heated through. Alternatively, put all the ingredients in a pan and warm through on the hob.
- Pour the syrup over the cake and leave to seep in.
- Put the yogurt or cream in a small bowl and swirl through the vanilla paste. Scatter over the orange zest. Serve the cake in slices with a dollop of the cream or yogurt on the side.
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