Pile the mixture onto crispy, fluffy cakes of fried polenta and you have the perfect hors d'oeuvre, which is altogether earthy, sweet, and tangy. Polenta, a type of coarsely ground cornmeal ...

Combine the batter with 175g of the caster sugar, the eggs, olive oil, baking powder, salt, and polenta until you get a loose cake mixture. Finally, add half of the cooking water into the mixture ...

Polenta has a unique texture and can carry other flavours really well, especially citrus. When baked in a cake, it produces a sturdy structure and acts like a sponge, drawing in all the flavour ...

Scoop the polenta mixture on top of the orange slices and gently flatten it down. Bake for 60 minutes in the centre of your oven or until golden on top. Spoon the syrup evenly over the hot cake.

Almonds give this lemon polenta cake a wonderful richness and crumbly texture. Served with zesty lemon icing, orange mascarpone and caramelised satsumas. Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3.

This is your cake. It takes only 15 minutes to prepare, then a quick syrup poured over the top. It makes an impressive dessert or is delicious in the afternoon with a cup of tea.