Not so naughty but very nice…
It’s January and the time when everyone is making (and trying to keep) New Years’ resolutions. With this in mind we thought it’s the perfect time to share this amazing orange and polenta cake with you. Despite the fact that it’s sugar free, gluten free and dairy free it tastes totally delicious. Did we mention it’s also guilt free!
Orange and polenta cake
Sugar free, gluten free and dairy free polenta cake.
Ingredients
Cake
200 g fine polenta
150 g ground almonds
50 g crushed pistacio nuts
1 orange ( zest & juice)
4 medium eggs
175 ml honey
200 ml olive oil
Glaze
1 orange (juice & zest)
50 ml honey
Decoration
50 g crushed pistacio nuts
1 orange (zest)
Serves 10
Method
1. Preheat oven to 160 c and grease an 8″ / 20 cm cake tin and line with baking parchment
2. In a large bowl mix the polenta with ground almonds 1/2 crushed pistacio nuts and zest of 1 orange
3. Whisk eggs, 175 ml honey and olive oil and juice of 1 orange
4. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and stir well.
5. Pour batter into the greased / lined cake tin and bake for 25 – 30 mins until golden brown
6. Mix 50 ml orange juice from 2nd orange with 50 ml honey then pour over cake whilst still warm
7. Rest for 10 mins before removing from tin then place on a serving plate before decorating with the remaining crushed pistacio nuts and orange zest
