Orange polenta cake...

[Bbbananas]

I have, what sounds like, a delicious recipe for an orange drizzle cake, made with polenta. I have never used this stuff before. Anyone tried a cake made with polenta? Or should I just use my tried & tested recipe for lemon drizzle cake, but just substitute the lemon for orange?

Is polenta any better for you than flour?

[pastafreak]

Polenta is a bit like cornmeal-so I am guessing it will give the cake a bit of texture. I'd say go ahead and try it....sounds interesting.
Oh....and could you post the recipe for the rest of us so we can give better advice.......;-)

[Bbbananas]

I will do pasta. It was from the mail on saturday's weekend mag - I have tried some of their recipes in the past and have rarely been disappointed - so once I have tried it out, and if it's nice, I will post it.....

[pastafreak]

Please do salla....I may have a Google in the meantime.

[barb1314]

Salla,is it polenta instead of flour? (as opposed to 'in addition to flour') If so,it will be quite a dense texture but I've done one before (lemon) and it was lovely.It doesn't rise much but stays very moist for quite a few days. We used to sell Lemon Polenta Cake at the shop I worked at and it sold really well (lovely with fresh raspberries) and was perfect for a gluten-free diet too.

[Bbbananas]

Silly me - I;ve checked - it's polenta as well as flour!

[barb1314]

It'll still be lovely and,as pasta says,polenta will give some texture. Would love to know the recipe if it turns out well.