Citrus-ricotta polenta cake
October 20, 2020 at 4:41 pm,
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This is one of my favourite cakes! Inspired by my visits to the Amalfi coast, in Italy...this cake truly captures those intense Mediterranean flavours! In this recipe we will use orange juice and lemon zest to enhance the citrus flavours in the cake. We will later finish the cake off with a delicious light ricotta frosting, decorated with some slice of fresh oranges!
Let's begin!
Ingredients: (kindly gifted from lamb brand)
- 150g 00 flour
- 3 1/4 tspn baking powder
- 50g instant polenta
- 50g ground almonds
- 150g granulated sugar
Additional ingredients:
- 75ml of vegetable oil
- 2 tspn vanilla essence
- juice of 1 large orange
- 1 tbsp of lemon zest
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tub of vanilla Greek yoghurt
For the healthy topping:
- 1 tub of ricotta
- 2 tbsp of icing sugar
- 1 tspn vanilla essence
- 1 tub of vanilla yoghurt
Method:
- Mix the polenta, ground almonds and flour together. Add in the baking powder and a pinch of salt.
- In a mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla, oil and yoghurt until fully combined. Add to the dry ingredients and incorporate. Bake the mixture in a 22cm pan for 1 hour at 150 degrees.
- Once cooled, mix the healthy topping ingredients and pour on top.
- Decorate as desired and enjoy!