Name: Chai-Spiced Plum Polenta Cake Recipe
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1½ cups finely ground polenta; 1½ cups finely ground almond flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp Baking Soda; 1 pinch kosher salt; 1 large orange; 4 large eggs; 1 cup olive oil; ½ cup maple syrup; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp ground cardamom; 1 tsp Cinnamon; ½ tsp nutmeg; tsp ground cloves; 2 plums; Whipped cream; orange zest

How To Make Chai-Spiced Plum Polenta Cake

Make cakes healthier with this moist polenta cake! It’s loaded with sweet-tart plums, spiced with warm fall flavors, and zesty orange for a fruitier treat.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 50 minutes

Cool Time: 20 minutes

Total: 1 hour 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1½cupspolenta,finely ground
1½cupsalmond flour,finely ground
1tspbaking powder
½tspbaking soda
1pinchkosher salt
1large orange,washed
4large eggs,beaten
1cupolive oil,plus more for greasing
½cupmaple syrup,(plus 2 tbsp)
1tspvanilla extract
1tspground cardamom
1tspcinnamon
½tspnutmeg
tspground cloves
2plums,plus 1 sliced into ½-inch wedges, divided, pitted and diced
whipped cream,for serving
orange zest,for serving

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch round cake pan with olive oil, using a paper towel to spread evenly.
In a large bowl, combine the polenta, almond flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir well.
Zest and juice the orange. Add the orange zest and juice to a separate large bowl with the eggs, olive oil, maple syrup, vanilla, cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Whisk well to combine.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and gently fold with a rubber spatula until fully incorporated. Fold in the diced plums.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Arrange the sliced plum decoratively on top of the cake in a circular pattern.
Bake the cake for 50 to 55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool for 20 minutes, then remove from the cake pan.
Slice and serve with whipped cream and more orange zest, if desired. Enjoy!