Polenta Cake
1/2 c Sugar 1/4 ts Sugar 1 Stick butter -- softened, Unsalted 2 Egg yolks -- room temp 1 t Orange zest -- finely Grated 1/2 ts Lemon zest -- finely grated 1/2 Vanilla beans, or 1 t...
Ingredients
- 1/2c sugar
- 1/4ts sugar
- 1Stickbutter -- softened,
- 1t orange zest -- finely
- 1/2vanilla beans, or 1 tsp van
- 1/2c yellow cornmeal, or course
- 1/2ts baking powder
- 4egg whites -- room temp
Directions
- 1
1/2 c Sugar 1/4 ts Sugar 1 Stick butter -- softened, Unsalted 2 Egg yolks -- room temp 1 t Orange zest -- finely Grated 1/2 ts Lemon zest
- 2
Generously butter an 8" X 1" square baking pan
- 3
In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup of the sugar and the butter, egg yolks and orange and lemon zests
- 4
Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into mixture, or add extract
- 5
Using an electric mixer, beat at high speed until smooth, light and creamy, about 2 minutes
- 6
In a food processor, finely grind the almonds with the cornmeal/polenta, cornstarch and baking powder
- 7
In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon sugar until they form soft peaks
- 8
Gently fold the dry ingredients and 1/2 the beaten egg whites into the butter mixture