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Almond Polenta Cake for #SundaySupper

Recipe: Almond Polenta Cake

Almond Polenta Cake on Shockingly Delicious [1]Summary: Gritty, chewy, rustic yet elegant cake has a light, sweet, nutty top crust. It’s lovely as dessert with whipped cream and berries, or for breakfast with lemon curd.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature, + 1 tablespoon for greasing the pan (I used Kerrygold unsalted butter)
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons polenta, fine to medium grind (or cornmeal) + 2 teaspoons for dusting pan
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, not packed
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • 3 egg yolks, at room temperature
  • 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons flour
  • Topping: 1 heaping tablespoon coarse sugar crystals
  • Topping: ¼ cup slivered, dry toasted almonds

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 375F degrees. Use 1 tablespoon butter to grease a 9-inch removable-bottom tart pan; dust with 2 teaspoons cornmeal.
  2. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light in color and fluffy, 1 ½-2 minutes. Scrape the bowl and add the eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Mix in almond extract, vanilla, baking powder and salt.
  3. Mix in flour and remaining corn meal until combined.
  4. Using an offset spatula, spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the coarse sugar and slivered almonds evenly on top.
  5. Bake for 20-24 minutes. Remove from the oven and set on a rack to cool. When cool, remove outer ring and place cake on a serving plate.
  6. Serves 12.

Source

Adapted from a recipe by pastry chef Kimberly Sklar of Literati II, a Los Angeles restaurant, and printed in the Los Angeles Times [2].  At the restaurant, Sklar served her cake with almond and cherry swirl ice cream.

Variations

Add some grated orange zest or tangerine zest to the cake for a deepened flavor component.

SundaySupper

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Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 12
Culinary tradition: Italian
My rating 5 stars:  ★★★★★ 

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