It's nice to see a cake mix that uses ground almonds and polenta, as generally cakes made with polenta tend to be moist and quite dense, so if you fancy giving it a try, then please read on.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
Serves 10 -12
2 oranges, scrubbed
seeds of 6 green cardamom pods, crushed
225g pack xylitol (e.g. Total Sweet)
6 large eggs
200g pack ground almonds
50g polenta
25g self-raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp flaked almonds
Greek yogurt or cream, to serve
seeds of 6 green cardamom pods, crushed
225g pack xylitol (e.g. Total Sweet)
6 large eggs
200g pack ground almonds
50g polenta
25g self-raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp flaked almonds
Greek yogurt or cream, to serve
Method:
1. Put the whole oranges in a pan, cover with water and boil, covered, for 1 hr until a knife easily pierces them. If the oranges won’t stay under the water, place a small saucepan lid directly on top to keep them submerged. Remove the oranges from the water and cool, then quarter and remove any seeds and obvious pith where the stalk was. Blitz the oranges to a rough purée with a hand blender or in a food processor and put in a large bowl.
2. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and line the base and sides of a 21cm loose-bottomed cake tin with baking parchment. Beat the cardamom, xylitol and eggs into the orange purée, then mix the ground almonds with the polenta, flour and baking powder, and fold in until well blended. Scrape the mixture into the tin, level the top and bake for 40 minutes.
3. After 40 minutes, scatter over the almonds, quickly return to the oven and bake 20-25 minutes more until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from the tin and leave to cool. Serve sliced as a cake, or with Greek yogurt or cream as a dessert.
2. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and line the base and sides of a 21cm loose-bottomed cake tin with baking parchment. Beat the cardamom, xylitol and eggs into the orange purée, then mix the ground almonds with the polenta, flour and baking powder, and fold in until well blended. Scrape the mixture into the tin, level the top and bake for 40 minutes.
3. After 40 minutes, scatter over the almonds, quickly return to the oven and bake 20-25 minutes more until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Remove from the tin and leave to cool. Serve sliced as a cake, or with Greek yogurt or cream as a dessert.
Tips:
1) Microwave the oranges - If you are short of time, you can cook the oranges in the microwave – simply pierce them all the way through with a sharp knife, then microwave in a covered bowl with a dash of water on High for 6 minutes.
2) This cake also freezes well
2) This cake also freezes well
This recipe idea originally seen here
kcal 257 fat 26g saturates 3g carbs 2g
sugars 9g fibre 1g protein 13g salt 0.3g
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Thanks for reading, and as always, if you've any thoughts about this recipe idea do please share them in the comments.
All the best Jan
19 comments:
It looks delicious. Perfect for a weekend treat.
...Cardamom is new to me.
Oh this looks good, you have made me hungry again. Hugs, Valerie
Don't think I've ever used cardamon, but this orange cake sounds appetizing.
Just made your Halloumi and green bean salad for dinner.(your post from a few days ago). Just added some cut up fried sausages to make it a bit more substantial for hubby and we both loved it! Thanks Jan.
Ooh, I really love how this recipe looks, and have to try. Hugs...
looks nice
Oh wow this looks good!
Talk about looking good enough to eat...YES!!!
Have a great day!!!
A pretty cake and a very interesting post. Thanks Jan :)
Hello, this cake looks delicious. Thanks for sharing! Happy weekend to you!
Always up for a cup of tea and a slice of cake xx
That looks interesting. I've never had cardamom.
Oh that looks so delicious! Yum...
This looks really good!
I like cardamons in rice pudding! This cake sounds and looks rather tasty!!
Sure do learn about a lot of new to me foods and spicy from you, this sounds really interesting :)
Hope you have a lovely weekend with great weather!
Looks so delicious! Happy Sunday.
Posts on mousse, cake and chocolate!
Now that's 3 things I can get stuck into.
Have a great week.
Lisa x
This looks interesting! I think I would like it!
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