Orange & Polenta Cake
Made with orange juice , this dense ,warm polenta cake provides vitamin C .This version is made with yogurt instead of syrup , so it's lower in sugar and that so good for your diet . This delicious moist orange and almond cake requires just simple ingredients .It contains no flour , but polenta instead , so it's gluten free .Serve up for a special afternoon or with creme fraiche as a dinner party dessert . Ingredients 200 g unsalted butter at room temperature plus extra for greasing 200 g castor sugar 3 large free range eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 200 g ground almonds 100 g coarse polenta 2 oranges , zest of 1 teaspoon baking powder plain yogurt , to serve for the syrup 250 ml orange juice (from about 3-4 oranges) 5 cardamon pods, crushed 125 g golden castor sugar method Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C. Grease a 20 cm springform tin ,line the bottom and sides with baking paper and grease again . Be...