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Orange Polenta Cake

Course: Dessert
Author: Eva Marie
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Ingredients

  • 1 ¾ sticks unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons orange blossom water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup orange marmalade or apricot jam
  • 1 ½ cup finely ground almond flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup polenta
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • Zest of 2 oranges

Instructions

  • Place the water into a small pan and bring to a boil.
  • Add the polenta and beat with a wooden spoon as it begins to thicken.
  • Cook the polenta until it becomes very thick, 10 minutes or so.
  • Turn the heat off and cover the pan, allowing the polenta to steam and continue to soften.
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together for two minutes.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, mixing in each one well before adding the next.
  • Mix in the vanilla, orange blossom water and orange zest.
  • Add the cooked polenta and mix well.
  • In a separate bowl, stir together the AP flour, almond flour, baking powder and salt.
  • Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and beat until combined.
  • Pour the batter into the cake pan and place on the center rack of the oven.
  • Bake for one hour or until a wooden pick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan for 5 minutes and then invert onto a cake plate or serving platter.
  • Remove the parchment.
  • Place the jam in a small saucepan and heat until it becomes liquid.
  • Strain through a small sieve, and drizzle over the cake.
  • Use the back of a spoon or a small brush to distribute the glaze.