🍊 Easy Healthy Orange & Polenta Cake 

Ingredients:

• 200g ground almonds

• 100g polenta (medium-ground cornmeal)

• 1½ tsp baking powder (gluten-free if needed)

• 2 large eggs

• 100ml olive oil 

• 100ml honey or maple syrup

• Zest of 2 oranges

• Juice of 1 orange

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• Pinch of salt

Optional glaze (for extra flavour):

• Juice of 1 orange

• 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup

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Method:

1. Preheat oven to 160°C (fan) / 180°C / Gas mark 4. Grease and line a 20cm round cake tin.

2. Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, combine ground almonds, polenta, baking powder, and a pinch of salt.

3. Whisk wet ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together eggs, olive oil, honey/maple syrup, orange zest, orange juice, and vanilla.

4. Combine: Pour wet ingredients into the dry and stir until just combined.

5. Bake: Pour into the tin and bake for 35–40 minutes, or until golden and a skewer comes out clean.

6. (Optional glaze): While still warm, poke a few holes in the top and drizzle over the glaze made by gently warming orange juice and honey together.

7. Cool & serve: Let it cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Delicious warm or at room temp!