Orange & Polenta Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 375 g butter
• 375 g caster sugar
• 9 eggs (beaten well)
• 375 g polenta (fine)
• 750 g ground almonds
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
• 3 oranges, juice and zest of
• 50 ml water
• 2 oranges, juice and zest of
• 250 icing sugar
• 4 tablespoons orange flower water
• 3 oranges (sliced)
• 375 g brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons golden syrup
• 2 tablespoons water
• 100 g butter

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar very well till light in colour, add beaten eggs gradually, if it starts to curdle add 1 tablespoon of ground almonds.
• 2 add ground almonds, polenta, salt. juice & zest of oranges & vanilla extract, mix well.
• 3 then add bicarbonate of soda, mix in quickly, put into 7" and 9" tins.
• 4 7" round cook for about 35 minutes.
• 5 9" round cook for about 45 minutes.
• 6 or bake in a 13" round (not sure how long check after 1 hour).
• 7 make syrup by placing all ingredients into a saucepan and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• 8 cool cakes slightly before adding syrup, pierce holes into cake with a skewer and then pour over syrup.
• 9 make oranges in caramel.
• 10 peel and slice the oranges, remove any pips.
• 11 place all the rest of the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes. at the end add the juice and zest of one orange and 2 tablespoons of orange flower water. add the orange slices to the syrup whilst still warm. leave to cool.
• 12 serve with a slice of cake.