FRENCHGURL86
6/24/07 2:25 A
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It's very good cake for the summer soft easy to eat.
How to make it:
450g (1lb) unsalted butter, softened
450g (1lb) caster sugar
450g ground almonds
2 teaspoons good vanilla essence
6 eggs
zest of 4 lemons
juice of one lemon
225g (8ozs) polenta
11/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
preheat oven to 160 degrees centigrades.Butter and flour a 30cm (12") cake tin.
Beat Butter and sugar until pale and light.Stir in the ground almonds and vanilla.Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Fold in the lemon juice zest, the polenta, baking powder and salt.
Spoon into prepared tin and bake in preheated oven for 45-50 min, then check.If the top is deep brown before cake is set, place a circle of greaseproof paper on top to prevent burning while the body of the cake cooks through.
The cake seems to take about 1hr 30 min
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