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Fresh Figs & Orange Polenta Cake

Posted on Oct 19th, 2020
by Sonali Morjaria
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Fresh Figs & Orange Polenta Cake

I just can’t get enough of fresh figs! This is such a super light and delicious polenta cake that uses these gorgeous seasonal figs combined with honey and orange blossom and the result is just figyyliciously good!

Fresh Figs & Orange Polenta Cake

Fresh Figs & Orange Polenta Cake

Sonali Morjaria
4.91 from 73 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Waiting Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
 
 

  • 125 g fine cornmeal
  • 100 g almonds
  • 150 g plain flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 finely grated orange zest
  • 130 g caster sugar
  • 80 ml oil
  • 60 ml freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 120 ml milk
  • 120 g yogurt
  • 1 tsp orange blossom extract
  • 4 figs

Orange syrup:

  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp orange blossom extract
  • 30 ml fresh orange juice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180 °C/ 356 ℉ and grease your skillet with butter or oil.
  • Remove the stems from the figs and slice evenly into rounds and arrange on the base of the skillet.
  • In a large bowl, combine well the cornmeal, ground almonds, flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt.
  • Add the orange zest, sugar, oil, orange juice, milk, yogurt and orange blossom extract and whisk well until lump free.
  • Pour the batter over the figs in the skillet.
  • Bake for 30-40 mins until a skewer comes out clean.
  • Let the cake rest on a cooling rack for 5-10 mins and then carefully turn upside down.
  • Meanwhile make the syrup by whisking the ingredients together, try it for sweetness – I don’t like cakes that are too sweet but add a little extra sweetness if you prefer. Drizzle the orange syrup over the cake whilst it is still warm.

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Fresh Figs & Orange Polenta Cake
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Sonali Morjaria

Sonali is an amazing recipe developer with a background in food PR & Marketing. She has worked on a range of large scale hospitality events such as a Taste of London and has launched central London restaurants. Her love for food has continued on to her Instagram page where she finds the greatest joy in creating delicious recipes that look enticing with a healthy angle. All her recipes are vegetarian and most of them are vegan. She tries to use seasonal produce as much as possible and takes great pride in creating interesting recipes showcasing produce at their best.

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