Vegan Orange Polenta Cake
This Vegan Orange Polenta Cake is a great alternative to a regular sponge cake. It's moist and full of flavour!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time30 minutes mins
Total Time40 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Italian
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: caster sugar, ground almonds, non-dairy milk, orange, polenta, self raising flour, vegan yogurt
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 276.84kcal
- 150 ml non-dairy milk
- 150 grams vegan yogurt
- 4 tablespoon orange juice fresh
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 125 grams fine polenta
- 75 grams ground almonds
- 175 grams self raising flour
- 100 grams caster sugar
- 1 orange cut into slices
- 1 tablespoon icing sugar
Pre-heat your oven to 180 C / 356 F / gas mark 4 and line a 20cm tin with grease proof paper.
Add the soy milk, vegan yogurt and orange juice to a large bowl and whisk until smooth.
Add the orange zest, ground almonds, polenta, flour and sugar to a bowl and whisk to combine.
Pour in the soy milk/yogurt/orange juice mix into the bowl and fold gently until well combined.
Pour the mixture into a 20cm cake tin and bake for 25 - 30 minutes, or until the top is golden and a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Decorate with orange slices and a dusting of icing sugar.
Calories: 276.84kcal | Carbohydrates: 49.25g | Protein: 7.25g | Fat: 5.93g | Saturated Fat: 0.49g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.47g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.16g | Sodium: 12.51mg | Potassium: 117.9mg | Fiber: 2.41g | Sugar: 17.68g | Vitamin A: 164.37IU | Vitamin C: 17.8mg | Calcium: 82.92mg | Iron: 0.84mg