Orange And Polenta Cake Recipes

ORANGE POLENTA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line the base and sides of a round 23cm cake tin with baking parchment. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and mix thoroughly. Once the mixture is combined, add all the dry ingredients and the zest and juice after you have measured off 100ml for the glaze.
• Transfer the mixture to the tin, spread evenly, then cook for about 45 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
• To make the glaze, put the juice and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil. Let it simmer for 5 mins, then remove from the heat and allow to cool. Drizzle the orange glaze over the top of the cooled cake. Serve with Lemon ice cream, below.

ORANGE & POLENTA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 160°C/320°F/gas 2½. Grease a 20cm springform tin, line the bottom and sides with greaseproof paper and grease again.
• Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and creamy - don't worry if it looks gritty, as the sugar will dissolve when it's cooked. Beat in the eggs, one by one, then stir in the vanilla essence.
• In a small bowl, combine the ground almonds, polenta, orange zest, orange blossom water and baking powder, then stir this into the cake mix.
• Pour the mixture into the tin and bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the surface is light brown and the cake is coming away slightly from the sides of the tin.
• Remove the tin from the oven, leave to cool for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a plate. This cake will be quite fragile, so handle carefully as you remove it.
• To make the syrup, crush the cardamom pods, then put all of the ingredients in a saucepan. Simmer over a medium-low heat for about 10 minutes, or until reduced and thickened slightly. Set aside to cool.
• Prick the cake all over with a skewer, then brush generously with the syrup. Delicious served with a dollop of crème fraîche or yoghurt and an extra drizzle of syrup.

ORANGE POLENTA CAKE

Steps:

• Make Orange Caramel Layer: Preheat oven to 350 with rack in middle. Lightly butter a 9-inch round cake pan, then line bottom with a round of parchment paper, and side with a strip of parchment. Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved, then wash down any sugar crystals from side of pan with a pastry brush dipped in cold water. Boil, without stirring, swirling pan occasionally so caramel colors evenly, until dark amber. Remove from heat and add butter, swirling pan until incorporated, then carefully but quickly pour caramel into cake pan, tilting pan to coat evenly. Grate zest from oranges and reserve for cake. Cut remaining peel, including white pith, from both oranges with a paring knife. Cut oranges crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Remove any seeds and arrange slices in 1 layer over caramel. Make Cake: Beat butter with sugar using a electric mixer until just combined. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in orange-flower-water and reserved zest. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. With mixer at low speed, mix almonds, polenta and flour mixture into egg mixture until just combined. Spread batter evenly over oranges (preferably with an offset spatula). Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 to 1-1/4 hours. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Invert cake onto a cake plate and discard parchment. Glaze Cake: Heat marmalade with water in a small saucepan until melted. strain through a sieve into a small bowl. Brush top of cake with some of glaze. Serve warm or at room temperature. Cook's Note: Cake, without glaze, and be made 1 day ahead and kept, wrapped well at room temperature. Glaze before serving.

ORANGE AND POLENTA CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Place the oranges, unpeeled, in a pan, cover with water and bring to the boil. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for 1¼ hrs until very soft. Drain and cool for 30 mins.
• 2. Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F, gas mark 5). Grease and lightly flour a 24cm (9½ in) springform cake tin and line the base with greaseproof paper.
• 3. Roughly chop the boiled oranges, removing any pips. Place in a food processor or blender and purée. Whisk together the eggs and sugar for 1-2 mins then stir in the ground almonds, polenta and the baking powder, followed by the puréed oranges.
• 4. Pour into the tin and bake for 40-45 mins until light golden and just firm to the touch. Leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins then turn out and cool completely.
• 5. To make the syrup, place the sugar and 60ml (4tbsp) water in a small pan and heat until the sugar dissolves. Boil, without stirring,
• 6. until the mixture turns light golden. Remove from the heat and add the orange juice. It will bubble and caramelise so reheat gently until dissolved.
• 7. Serve the cake in thin slices with the warm or cold syrup and crème fraîche. Lightly dust with icing sugar.