Description
Polenta cake is served with grilled fruit soaked in a raspberry vinegar and ice cream drizzled with balsamic glace and fresh basil to create sweet balance.
Ingredients
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For Fruit:
- 2 tablespoons Colavita Raspberry Wine Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teapoon basil, finely chopped {plus extra for garnish}
- 4 apricots {or peaches}, halved, pits removed
- 4 ounces raspberries
- Colavita Balsamic Glace
For Cake:
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups Colavita Fine Italian “00” Flour
- 1/4 cup Colavita Polenta
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Optional: Powdered sugar for garnish, Vanilla Ice Cream for Serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a cake pan* by greasing liberally with butter. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together raspberry vinegar, olive oil, honey and basil. Add halved apricots and raspberries to mixture and gently toss to coat. Set aside while preparing cake.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together eggs and sugar until pale. Slowly stream in the olive oil until fully incorporated. Mix in vanilla extract.
- Whisk together flour, polenta, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl. With the mixer running at low speed, slowly incorporate dry ingredients into the wet mixture until fully incorporated.
- Pour batter into prepared cake pan and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the top is browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before cutting.
For Fruit:
- Scoop apricots from vinegar mixture. Heat a grill or grill pan to high heat. Place apricots or peaches cut side down onto grill and cook until slightly softened and grill marks have formed, about 5-7 minutes.
To serve:
- Place a piece of cake on plate. Top with a grilled apricot and raspberries and a scoop of vanilla ice cream if desired. Drizzle with balsamic glace and sprinkle of basil.
Notes
I used a small, 6 inch cake pan for this recipe. The cake rose above the rim but did not spill over the sides, though I did place the cake pan on a baking sheet just to be safe. If you use a standard 9 inch, you may need to reduce the baking time.
- Category: Dessert, Baking
- Cuisine: Italian Inspired