Orange and Lemon Polenta Cake

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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 5mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    606
based on 7 ratings

This cake has a moist yet crumbly texture due to the polenta, a popular Italian baking ingredient.

recipe updated Apr 18, 2025

Ingredients

  • Butter icon
    Butter
    250 g
  • Orange icon
    Orange
    1
  • Lemon icon
    Lemon
    1
  • Golden caster sugar icon
    Golden caster sugar
    350 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    4
  • Polenta icon
    Polenta
    140 g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    200 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    2 teaspoons
  • Orange juice icon
    Orange juice
    50 g
  • Lemon juice icon
    Lemon juice
    50 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Kenwood Chef
  • kCook icon Kenwood bowl - kenwood chef
  • kCook icon Round pan - 23cm (9")
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Saucepan

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat oven - 160°C
  2. Grease and line a clean round pan with parchment paper then set aside
  3. Attach K Beater
  4. Add butter and golden caster sugar to the Kenwood Bowl
  5. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined then scrape bowl - approx 2 min, Speed 3
  6. Then add egg to the Kenwood Bowl
  7. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - approx 2 min, Speed 2
  8. Then add polenta, all purpose flour, baking powder, orange and lemon to the Kenwood Bowl
  9. Mix with splashguard fitted until combined - approx 2 min, Speed 2
  10. Pour batter into round pan
  11. Spread until level
  12. Bake until skewer tests clean - 45 min, 160°C
  13. Remove from oven
  14. Transfer cake to cooling rack and let cool
  15. Add orange juice, lemon juice and golden caster sugar to a clean saucepan
  16. Heat until boiling then reduce heat - medium-high heat
  17. Simmer - 5 min
  18. Drizzle the glaze over the still warm cake
  19. Serve
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