Rhubarb, Almond and Polenta Upside-Down Cake

Rhubarb, Almond and Polenta Upside-Down Cake

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Keyword: Can Make In Advance, Fruit, HBTY, Not Suitable for 21 Day Reset, Nuts, Vegetarian
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 10
Calories: 417.8kcal
If you want to make a dessert that is a bit more healthy than normal desserts and is gluten free, this is a really good option. I used coconut sugar which gave is a lovely caramelly flavour and it wasn't too sweet either.
Coconut sugar doesn't raise your blood sugars as much as normal sugar, so afterwards you should feel a bit more balanced than if you'd had a super sweet dessert.
The polenta gives you fibre and protein, and the almonds give you good fats and protein. But this genuinely doesn't taste like it's healthy. So if you are in to your desserts, give this one a go!

Ingredients

  • 200 g butter At room temperature, plus extra for greasing
  • 200 g coconut sugar plus 2 tbsp
  • 400 g rhubarb
  • 3 organic eggs lightly beaten
  • 200 g ground almonds
  • 100 g polenta
  • 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder
  • 1 orange Zest of
  • 10 tbsp coconut cream To serve. Option to whip it to make it thicker.

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C/Gas mark 4.
  • Take a 23cm cake tin and grease and line the base. Grease the lining paper also with the butter.
  • Sprinkle the 2 tbsp of coconut sugar over the base of the lined tin.
    200 g coconut sugar
  • Now carefully cut the rhubard so that is lies across the tin. Pack the rhubarb tightly in straight lines.
    400 g rhubarb
  • Then beat the butter and sugar together until it goes lighter in colour. This is most easily done with a mixer.
    200 g butter, 200 g coconut sugar
  • Slowly add in the eggs, beating as you go.
    3 organic eggs
  • Then fold in the almonds, polenta, baking powder and zest.
    200 g ground almonds, 100 g polenta, 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder, 1 orange
  • Spread the mixture over the rhubarb and bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes.
  • Serve warm with a dollop of coconut cream on top.
    10 tbsp coconut cream

Nutrition

Calories: 417.8kcal | Carbohydrates: 32.3g | Protein: 7.4g | Fat: 30.8g | Saturated Fat: 12.5g | Cholesterol: 92.1mg | Sodium: 230.7mg | Potassium: 154.5mg | Fiber: 3.1g | Sugar: 14.5g | Vitamin A: 638.3IU | Vitamin C: 4.8mg | Calcium: 114.2mg | Iron: 1.2mg
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