Polenta Cake...
I love this and it is especially good served with citrus fruits such as oranges..
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup coarse polenta (you want coars ground cornmeal...aka proper polenta) 1 1/4 cups superfine granulated sugar (note: if you can't find, but most stores carry it now, you can use the same amount of regular granulated sugar, just pulse it for a few seconds in a food processor) 2 tsp baking powder 1 large egg, lightly beaten 3/4 cup whole milk 6 tbsp sunflower oil
Heat oven to 400
Line 9 x 5 loaf pan with parchment paper
Combine the flour polenta, sugar and baking powder in a large mixing bolw and beat thoroughly. Conbine the egg, oil and milk and add them to the dry ingredients. Stir with a rubber spatula just until the ingredients have been moistened. Do not over mix.
Pour batter into the pan and bake in the center of the oven for 50-55 minutes. Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes then let cool completely.
DO NOT CUT THE CAKE UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY COOL. If you do it will fall apart. Trust me on this.