White Wine Olive Oil Polenta Cake With Lavender Syrup Recipes

LIBBY'S WHITE WINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Put all cake ingredients except nuts in bowl of electric mixer. Mix well on med.low for 4-5 minutes. Spray Bundt tube type pan with non-stick spray. Put nuts in pan. Pour in batter and bake 1 hour at 325 degrees. Make glaze while cake is baking. When done remove from oven and pour 1/2 of glaze over cake while still in the pan and let stand for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan. Let cool and brush remaining glaze over cake until all is absorbed.
• For glaze: Boil butter, sugar and water together for 3 minutes in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat and stir in wine. Let cool before putting on cake.

MOIST WHITE WINE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour one 10 inch bundt pan.
• In medium bowl combine the cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, nutmeg, vegetable oil, white wine, and eggs.
• Beat with an electric mixer for 5 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cake cool on rack in pan for 10 minutes then remove cake from pan to rack.
• Let cake cool completely before slicing. Garnish sliced cake with a dollop of whipped cream or dust with confectioners' sugar and sliced strawberries.
• Variation: You can also "flour" the pan after it's been greased with cocoa powder or a cinnamon sugar mixture for a textured crust.