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Almond Polenta Pound Cake

Here's how you make Almond Polenta Pound Cake
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 30m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 4 ounces almond paste (1/2 cup)
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 6 large eggs (separated)
  • 1 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 105 grams polenta (coarse cornmeal, 3/4 cup)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  • Step 2: Grease, flour and paper a 9 inch cake pan. Using an electric mixer team together the butter and almond paste with 1 cup sugar and the vanilla, scrapping down sides of bowl frequently. Add egg yolks and beat until blended.

  • Step 3: In another bowl sift together the dry ingredients (flour - baking powder) and the cream to the butter/almond paste mixture and mix until blended.

  • Step 4: In a separate bowl with clean beaters beat the egg whites with 1/4 cup sugar until soft peaks form. Fold half of the whites into the butter mixture and then fold in the remaining half of the whites, blending well.

  • Step 5: Bake for 30 minutes or until the top of the cake is golden. Let cake cool on a rack before turning out.

  • Step 6: Dust cake with sifted confectionary sugar if desired.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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