gluten free/dairy free apple polenta cake

This delicious and easy to make gluten free/dairy free apple polenta cake was made in an attempt to use up a surplus of apple puree we had in our freezer. My son used to enjoy eating the puree with cereal for breakfast. Not unlike most 2 year olds he decided that something he once loved is now longer good enough and can sniff out a hint of it in his yogurt.

While there are many recipes online for apple polenta cakes I have found some of them to be too dry, too gritty, too eggy or too flavourless. I was very happy with how this one turned out.

ingredients

3 eggs

150g sugar

100g almond meal

100g polenta

2tsp baking powder (use gluten free if needed)

40g rice flour

1 cup apple purée

topping

1 whole apple, cored and thinly sliced

1/4 cup almonds thinly sliced or flaked almonds

directions

1. If you do not have apple puree on hand canned apples work just as well blended or you can make a batch by peeling and dicing two large apples. Place apple in a medium sized pot, cover with water and bring to boil until soft, approx. 10 minutes. Drain the excess water. I always like to freeze and save this water to make flavoured water.
2. Prepare topping ingredients.
3. Beat eggs and sugar together until light and fluffy.
4. Add all remaining ingredients and mix until combined.
5. Pour mixture into a lined cake tin and arrange topping apple and almonds in a decorative pattern.
6. Bake for 45 minutes at 175 degrees.

Thermomix directions

1. If you do not have apple puree on hand, canned apples work just as well blended or you can make a batch by peeling and dicing two large apples. Place apples in steaming basket, fill TM bowl with 500g of water and steam on varoma, speed 4, 12 minutes.
2. Remove the steaming basket and transfer water to another container – blend apples with a few spoons of reserved water for 30 seconds, speed 7. I like to freeze and save the reserved water to make flavoured water.
3. Prepare topping ingredients.
4. Place eggs and sugar in TM bowl, insert butterfly and mix for 1 minute, speed 5.
5. Add all remaining ingredients and mix speed 5, 10 seconds.
6. Pour mixture into a lined cake tin and arrange topping apple and almonds in a decorative pattern.
7. Bake for 45 minutes at 175 degrees celsius.