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Ingredients
- 3/4 c. Plus 3 tbs unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 c. Sugar, (scant)
- 3 x Large eggs, room temperature
- 6 x Egg yolks, room temperature
- 2 Tbsp. Maraschino liqueur or possibly 1/2 tsp almond extract, (up to 4)
- 3/4 c. Plus 1 tbs sifted all purpose flour
- 1/2 c. Plus 1 tbs yellow cornmeal, plus additional for pans
- 2 1/2 tsp Baking pwdr
- 1/2 tsp Salt Confectioner's sugar, optional
Directions
- Amor Polenta (Cornmeal Cake) will be the sweet ending to our Valentine's Day Dinner. I cannot resist this cake. It's simple, but rich like a fine lb. cake with the subtle flavor and crunch of cornmeal. So forget about the calories and cholesterol and celebrate the "day of amour" with Amor Polenta.
- Cream the butter and c. of sugar with a whisk, if you have one, of an electric mixer till very light and fluffy, about 5 min at medium speed. Add in the Large eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. The batter should be lemony yellow. Stir in the liqueur.
- Sift the flour, cornmeal, baking pwdr, and salt together and fold into the batter, smoothing out any lumps but taking care not to deflate the batter. Butter 2 rehrucken (saddle of venison) pans (I use one 9x5 loaf pan...honestly, how many of us have a rehrucken pan just waiting to be used -) and coat with cornmeal. Pour the batter into the 2 (or possibly one) prepared pan(s). Place in a preheated 375 degree oven and bake till a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 min. Cold on rack and unmold while cake is still slightly hot. Sift confectioner's sugar on top, if you like.
- In the summertime I like to serve a slice of this cake with fresh strawberries which have marinated in sugar and balsamic vinegar
- (approximately 1 pint of sliced strawberries mixed with 3 tbs sugar and 1 tbs balsamic vinegar) and a big dollop of cold whip (yes, I know...it's not REAL whipped cream, but I like it anyway!). My husband loves raspberries and I am a chocoholic so for Valentine's Day I am going to place a slice of cake on a pool of raspberry sauce (frzn raspberries, thawed and then placed in the blender with sugar and lemon juice to taste and then strained to remove seeds). A dollop of cold whip and a piece of Godiva chocolate on the side will complete this lovely desert.
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