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Blood Orange Polenta Cake [vegan]

February 24, 2015 · theflexitarian Leave a Comment

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Make the best of blood orange season with this delicious vegan gluten-free cake. So moreish!

Blood Orange Polenta Cake [vegan] [gluten free] © The Flexitarian - Annabelle Randles

Make the best of blood orange season with this delicious vegan gluten-free cake. So moreish!

If you like your polenta cake very gooey then you might prefer not to add the blood orange juice in the dough but to make a syrup instead. In this case, reduce the amount of sugar in the cake to 225g, make a syrup by mixing the blood orange juice with 125g of caster sugar. Once the cake is cooked, prick it all over and pour syrup on top while the cake is cooling.

If you do not have blood oranges, feel free to replace them with regular oranges.

Blood Orange Polenta Cake [vegan] [gluten free] © The Flexitarian - Annabelle Randles

Blood Orange Polenta Cake [vegan]

Make the best of blood orange season with this delicious vegan gluten-free cake. So moreish!
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DieTARY CHOICEDairy-Free Recipes, Egg-Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Recipes, Soya-Free Recipes, Vegan Recipes
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Prep Time 40 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
Course Vegan Desserts
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8 people
Calories 563 kcal

Equipment

  • 3 mixing bowls
  • 1 x 23cm / 9 inch non-stick spring form cake pan
  • Food Processor
  • grater / zester

Ingredients
 
 

  • 225 g dairy free butter
  • 275 g caster sugar
  • 225 g ground almonds
  • 125 g polenta
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 Tbsp arrowroot powder
  • 2 chia eggs – 2 Tbsp ground chia seeds + 6 Tbsp of water
  • 2 blood oranges
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the chia eggs by mixing ground chia seeds and water in a bowl. Set aside for 10 mins or so.
  • Pre-heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
  • Grease a 23cm / 9 inches non-stick spring form cake pan with dairy free butter. Line the bottom of cake pan with greaseproof paper.
  • Mix the butter and sugar together in a food processor until well blended and whipped.
  • In a separate bowl prepare the dry ingredients by mixing together ground almonds, polenta, salt, ginger, baking powder and arrowroot powder.
  • Grate the blood oranges' zest on a plate and juice them in a separate bowl.
  • Beat half of the chia eggs in the butter mixture, follow by half of the dry ingredients. Repeat with the remainder chia eggs and dry ingredients.
  • Add the blood orange juice and zest.
  • Put the food processor on its highest speed and beat vigorously for 3 minutes until the mixture is light and fluffy.
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and even out so that to have a flat surface.
  • Bake for 30-40 mins. Cake is ready when a cake tester comes out clean.
  • Leave to cool in its tin.

Nutrition

Serving: 200gSodium: 440mgCalcium: 124mgVitamin C: 2mgVitamin A: 41IUSugar: 36gFiber: 4gPotassium: 38mgCalories: 563kcalTrans Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 5gFat: 37gProtein: 7gCarbohydrates: 56gIron: 1mg
Keyword blood orange, cake, orange, polenta
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