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Chocolate & orange polenta cake

12
Points® value
Total Time
0 min
Prep
0 min
Cook
0 min
Serves
12
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

Orange

1 medium

Dates, dried

25 g

Low Fat Spread

125 g

Polenta, Dry

100 g

Baking powder

1½ teaspoon(s), level

Bicarbonate of Soda

½ teaspoon(s), level

Hazelnuts

65 g, roasted , 60g whizzed, 5g chopped

Cocoa Powder

30 g

Egg, whole, raw

3 medium, raw, beaten

Caster Sugar

150 g

Vanilla Extract

2 teaspoon(s), level

Orange

½ zest(s) of 1

Freshly squeezed orange juice

1 serving(s)

Dark Chocolate

50 g, melted

Dates, dried

50 g, soaked in 50ml boiling water

Smooth almond butter

25 g

Coconut Oil

20 ml, melted

Vanilla Extract

1 teaspoon(s), level

Cocoa Powder

15 g

Dark Chocolate

25 g, melted

Orange

1 zest(s) of 1

Instructions

  1. Grease and line a deep 20cm cake tin.
  2. Put the orange in a pan of water, bring to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes, adding the dates for the last 5 minutes. Drain, halve the orange, discard any pips and whizz in a food processor with the dates and low-fat spread, until smooth.
  3. Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas mark 4. Pour the orange and date mixture into a large bowl and mix in the polenta, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, hazelnuts, cocoa, eggs, Canderel, vanilla extract, orange zest and juice, and dark chocolate. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Remove and let cool on a wire rack.
  4. Meanwhile, make the topping. Put the dates and soaking liquid in a food processor with the almond butter, coconut oil, vanilla, cocoa and chocolate. Whizz on low until combined, then whizz on high until smooth.
  5. Spread the topping over the cooled cake, then sprinkle over the remaining hazelnuts and the orange zest.

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