Orange & Polenta Cake Recipe

Directions:

1. Cream butter and sugar very well till light in colour, add beaten eggs gradually, if it starts to curdle add 1 tablespoon of ground almonds.
2. Add ground almonds, polenta, salt. juice & zest of oranges & vanilla extract, mix well.
3. Then add bicarbonate of soda, mix in quickly, put into 7 and 9 tins.
4. 7 round cook for about 35 minutes.
5. 9 round cook for about 45 minutes.
6. Or bake in a 13 round (not sure how long check after 1 hour).
7. Make syrup by placing all ingredients into a saucepan and simmer for about 10 minutes.
8. Cool cakes slightly before adding syrup, pierce holes into cake with a skewer and then pour over syrup.
9. Make oranges in caramel.
10. Peel and slice the oranges, remove any pips.
11. Place all the rest of the ingredients in a saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes. At the end add the juice and zest of one orange and 2 tablespoons of orange flower water. Add the orange slices to the syrup whilst still warm. Leave to cool.
12. Serve with a slice of cake.