A scrumptious gluten-free vegan orange polenta cake recipe. This oil-free cake has quite a unique texture and flavour. Drizzle with syrup for a more delectable cake experience.
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In my array of saved unpublished recipes I came across this scrumptious gluten-free orange polenta cake that I made a while ago. I quite liked this cake for its unique texture and flavour.
It was also an attempt at making a gluten free cake with flours that I think may be more easily available in many parts of the world. Indeed, I sometimes find the flours used in gluten free recipes a little of a challenge to find locally.
So, this cake turned out a lot nicer than I thought it would, given the fact that it also doesn’t have any added oil. I hope you’ll enjoy it too! Plus the nice orangey colour highlights the hues of autumn in the northern hemisphere at the moment, making it perfect timing for sharing.
Vegan Orange Polenta Cake Recipe | Gluten-Free + No Added Oil
Ingredients (One 20-cm sandwich cake)
1 orange
1 apple, peeled and cut into small pieces
1 1/4 cup [300 ml] homemade oat milk*
1 cup polenta (175 g, this is the flour not the pre-made polenta block)
1 cup brown rice flour (140 g) (normal rice flour is also fine)
1/2 cup soft brown sugar (80 g)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Marmalade or jam (to sandwich the cake)
1 cup [240 ml] flavoured syrup (like maple syrup or vanilla/almond syrup)*, optional for drizzling
Notes:
*Make homemade oat milk as per this recipe but use 1/2 cup oats with 400 ml water.
Directions
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
Grate the orange peel to get the zest. Then peel off all the white parts.
Cut the orange into small pieces and place in a blender together with the apple pieces.
Add the oat milk and sugar and blend. Keep aside.
Mix all the rest (i.e. dry) of the ingredients together in a bowl. Add the wet ingredients to the dry.
Add the orange zest.
Stir and mix well. (Do not beat).
Pour into two 20 cm greased mould. Bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before demoulding.
Smear one cake with jam or marmalade then place other cake on top.
Sprinkle with icing sugar or drizzle with syrup of choice if using.
Vegan Orange Polenta Cake Recipe | Gluten-Free + No Added Oil
Ingredients
- 1 orange
- 1 apple, peeled and cut into small pieces
- 300 ml homemade oat milk*, see notes [1 1/4 cup]
- 175 g polenta cornmeal, the flour not the pre-made polenta block [1 cup]
- 140 g brown rice flour, [1 cup], white rice flour is also fine
- 80 g soft brown sugar, [1/2 cup]
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Marmalade or jam, to sandwich the cake
- 240 ml flavoured syrup, like maple syrup or vanilla/almond syrup**, optional for drizzling [1 cup], see notes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
- Grate the orange peel to get the zest. Then peel off all the white parts.
- Cut the orange into small pieces and place in a blender together with the apple pieces.
- Add the oat milk and sugar and blend. Keep aside.
- Mix all the rest (i.e. dry) of the ingredients together in a bowl. Add the wet ingredients to the dry.
- Add the orange zest.
- Stir and mix well. (Do not beat).
- Pour into two 20-cm greased mould. Bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before demoulding.
- Smear one cake with jam or marmalade then place other cake on top.
- Sprinkle with icing sugar or drizzle with syrup of choice if using.
Notes
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The crackly crust is so lovely!
xo
kittee
Looks fantastic!
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Could this recipe be adapted using lemon?
I don't see why not. But you may need to adjust the liquid a little bit. You could use 2 lemons or add about 4 tablespoons more of the homemade oatmilk. I recommend you use homemade oatmilk because it has the slightly slimey consistency that helps to hold this cake together. Store bought milk don't have this consistency.
Amazing!
🙂