Blood Orange Polenta Upside-Down Cake with Whipped Crème Fraîche recipe | PCC Community Markets

Ingredients

• 7 tablespoons sugar, divided, plus 3/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, divided
• 3 unpeeled small to medium blood oranges
• 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons polenta or coarse yellow cornmeal (preferably stone-ground)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon coarse sea salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, separated
• 6 tablespoons whole milk
• 1 cup chilled crème fraîche (see note) or whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar