Quick polenta cake
By: Easy cook - Lak...
Published: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - 1:06pm

Ingredients




200 g butter at room temperature
80 g sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs
3 tbs lemon zest
⅓ cup fresh orange juice (from 1 orange)
¾ cup polenta
¼ tsp sea salt
1 packet (12 g) baking powder
3 tbs Amaretto or liqueur of your choice
⅓ cup almonds, chopped, for sprinkling

Preparation

1 With a hand-held mixer cream butter for 3 to 4 minutes. Add sugar and vanilla extract, continue beating for another 2 minutes until smooth. 2 Add eggs, one by one; after each addition mix to combine. 3 Add lemon zest and orange juice, mix until smooth. 4 Combine polenta, sea salt and baking powder in a separate bowl. 5 Add the dry mixture to the wet, mix to combine. 6 Spread the dough into the buttered baking form. Bake in the oven at 170°C for about 30 minutes until golden. 7 Drizzle the cake with liqueur and sprinkle with chopped almonds.

About

This no-fuss dessert offers a less guilty way to indulge your sweet tooth.