Gluten and Dairy Free Orange Polenta Cake

Another great recipe from the free GoodFood app. This cake tastes even better the day after and because you also use plain flour as well as polenta the result is a moist but not heavy cake.

Ingredients:

For the cake:

• 250g dairy free margarine
• 250g caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 140g polenta
• 200g gluten free plain flour
• 2 tsp gluten free baking powder
• zest and juice of 2 oranges (less 100ml juice for the glaze)

For the glaze:

• 100ml orange juice
• 100g caster sugar

Method:

Heat oven to 160C/140Cfan/gas3. Line the base and sides of a round 23cm cake tin with baking paper. Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and mix thoroughly. Once the mixture is combined, add all the dry ingredients and the zest and juice after you have measured off 100ml for the glaze.

Transfer the mixture to the tin, spread evenly, then cook for about 45 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

To make the glaze, put the juice and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to the boil. Let it simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and allow to cool. Drizzle the orange glaze over the top of the cooled cake.

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