Lemon thyme, blossom honey & polenta cake
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Lemon thyme, blossom honey & polenta cake

Subtle floral flavours from citrus, thyme and honey make this cake a wonderful summer bake to serve for afterrnoon tea. 

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Vegetarian
  • Serves10
  • CourseDessert
  • Prepare20 mins
  • Cook50 mins
  • Total time1 hr 10 mins
  • Pluscooling

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Ingredients

  • 150g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
  • 150g orange blossom honey
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 1 lemon, zest
  • 200g ground almonds
  • 100g polenta
  • tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp fine salt
  • 3 tbsp lemon thyme leaves, plus extra sprigs to decorate

Vanilla cream

  • 100g double cream
  • 100g natural yogurt
  • ½ tsp vanilla bean paste

Honey lemon syrup

  • 75g orange blossom honey
  • ½ lemon, juice
  • 2 lemon thyme sprigs

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 170˚C, gas mark 3; lightly grease and line the base and sides of a 20cm round cake tin. In a large bowl, use electric beaters to cream the butter and honey together, until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks and lemon zest, then the almonds, polenta, baking powder, salt and thyme leaves.

  2. In a separate, clean bowl, with clean beaters, whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks. Gently fold into the polenta mixture, being careful to retain as much air as possible but making sure all the egg white is mixed in. Tip into the cake tin and bake for 45 minutes, until it is golden and springs back when lightly touched (cover loosely with a sheet of foil if it browns too quickly). Cool the cake for 15 minutes in the tin, then remove and leave to cool completely on a wire rack.

  3. When ready to serve, whisk the double cream to very soft peaks, then whisk in the yogurt and vanilla; set aside. Heat the syrup ingredients in a small pan until bubbling, then pour over the cake, discarding the thyme sprigs. Decorate with a sprig of thyme, slice and serve with the cream.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

1,738kJ/ 418kcals

Fat

30g

Saturated Fat

12g

Carbohydrates

27g

Sugars

19g

Fibre

2.3g

Protein

9.2g

Salt

0.5g

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