Ivrea's Polenta Cake (Polenta di Ivrea)

Ivrea's Polenta Cake (Polenta di Ivrea)

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There is a town in the province of Torin (in Piedmont) named Ivrea, which is the home of a famous polenta cake created in 1922 called “La polenta di Ivrea.” This cake is traditionally covered...

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Cooking tools:

  • Stand mixer
  • Springform pan
  • Microplane
  • Cake tester
  • Oven
  • Mixing bowl
  • Wooden spoon
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Parchment paper
  • Spatula
  • Serving platter

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup expeller-pressed canola or vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing pan
  • 1 cup natural sugar
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1 cup fine polenta (or cornmeal)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder (use gluten-free, if needed)
  • 3 large eggs
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • Juice of 1 orange, for drizzling (optional)

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