- Preheat the oven to 160˚C fan oven/180˚C/gas 5. Grease and line 2 x 18cm cake tins.
- Beat together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time, beating in as you go.
- Add the rest of the cake ingredients and gently fold in.
- Divide between the cake tins and smooth out. Place in the oven for 35 minutes.
- Leave to cool. Sandwich the cakes together with the lemon curd. Mix the juices and sugar together and carefully spread over the top of the cake.
Orange & Lemon Polenta Cake
method
Ingredients
- 200g softened butter, measure using packet
- 3/4 mug/200g caster sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 mugs/180g ground almonds
- 3⁄4 mug/120g fine polenta
- 1 1/2 teaspoons GF baking powder
- zest of an orange and a lemon
Topping
- juice of an orange and lemon
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- lemon curd for filling
- 1 orange to decorate (optional)
Key
Cost
38p / person
difficulty
3/5
prep time
15 Mins
cook time
35 Mins
serves
12
