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Citrusy polenta cake with raspberry swirl

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Author: Recipe slightly adapted from Healthy Food Guide March 2012

Ingredients

  • cooking oil spray
  • 150 g 5.3oz low-fat spread
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • ¾ cup polenta
  • ¾ cup self-raising flour
  • 2 tablespoon almond meal
  • 2 lemons zested and juiced
  • 1 lime zested
  • cup of frozen raspberries
  • 1 tablespoon icing sugar to dust
  • yoghurt or vanilla ice cream to serve

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the oven to 180C (356F) fan-forced and grease and line a 26cm round spring-form or loose-bottom cake tin.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the sugar and spread until they are light and fluffy then mix in the eggs.
  • Take the bowl off the stand then add the flour, polenta, almond meal, lemon and lime zests and juice from half a lemon.
  • Fold it all together until just combined.
  • Spread the batter into the cake tin.
  • Heat the raspberries in the microwave until you can mash them up easily. Spoon them into a zip-lock bag and snip off one of the corners.
  • Pipe the raspberries in a spiral on top of the batter and then use a knife to cut it through a little bit.
  • Bake the cake for 25 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
  • Leave the baked cake to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
  • Use a fork or a cake tester to prick the surface of the cake all over and then pour the rest of the lemon juice over it.
  • The cake can be served warm dusted with icing sugar or left to cool then dusted.
  • Best served with some yoghurt or vanilla ice cream.
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