Pumpkin Polenta Cake
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pumpkin-Polenta-Cake/Detail.aspx
INGREDIENTS
2 cups canned pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons butter
2 eggs, lightly beaten
4 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup low-fat plain yogurt
2 cups dry polenta
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
In a blender or food processor, blend pumpkin, butter, eggs, and egg whites. Mix in the brown sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Blend until smooth, and transfer to a medium bowl.
Mix yogurt and polenta into the pumpkin mixture. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool slightly before slicing.
12 comments:
Sorry that today didn't go so well; but hooray for a DELICIOUS pumpkin-polenta cake!!
Pumpkin + polenta = yum! Sorry you had a rough day, but am glad to see this brought you some comfort!
I hope this yummy cake made you feel better. I love the healthy substitutions you made. It looks yummy, cute scarecrow! Have a better day tomorrow!
You are the PUMPKIN QUEEN!
I feel official. I have been granted the title of Pumpkin Queen from chocolatecoveredvegan!! YEAH!!!
omg, i've actually had a chocolate polenta cake in my "queue" for awhile and was thinking about it last night... this sounds to die for!!
Wow, that looks good! I tend to use cakes and other sweets to cheer me up after a hard day too. I think the combination of pumpkin and polenta sounds really good, though it's not one you see every day.
i love your undying devotion to pumpkin!
man your just raking through these recipes.... i need to start making more stuff but I just dont have the time! I lvoe all your great ideas!
This dish looks fantastic! I am loving all your pumpkin recipes! Keep'em coming!
I'm so glad you sought comfort in food. It's a very soothing friend. :)
Loving the textures in your recipe. Polenta with Pumpkin sounds great!
Post a Comment