Polenta Cake with Blackberries and Fresh Corn
- 1 cup plus 2 Tbs. unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for pan, divided
- 23 cup stone-ground yellow cornmeal or polenta
- 23 cup sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. coarse sea salt
- 6 oz. firm silken tofu, drained (about 23 cup)
- 13 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 3/4 cup corn kernels from freshly shucked corn on the cob
- 1 cup blackberries (about 4 oz.)
- 1 tsp. confectioners sugar
- 3 cups blackberries (about 12 oz.), divided
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 Tbs. lime juice
- 2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme, plus sprigs for garnish
- 1 1/2 tsp. grated lime zest
- To make Cake: Preheat oven to 375F.
- Coat 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray, dust with flour, then set aside.
- Whisk together 1 cup flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in bowl.
- Remove 1 Tbs.
- cornmeal mixture; set aside.
- Pulse tofu in food processor 10 seconds, or until creamy, but not completely smooth.
- With machine still running, pour in oil.
- Stir with spoon, add remaining 2 Tbs.
- flour, and pulse 10 seconds more, to combine.
- Transfer to bowl, and whisk in almond milk.
- Stir almond milk mixture into flour mixture.
- Toss corn kernels and blackberries with 1 Tbs.
- reserved cornmeal mixture, and fold into batter.
- Transfer to prepared cake pan.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes, or until lightly golden, and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Meanwhile, to make Sauce: Bring 2 cups blackberries, sugar, and 1/4 cup water to a boil in small saucepan over high heat.
- Reduce to a simmer, and cook 8 to 10 minutes, or until bubbly and thickened.
- Transfer to serving glass or bowl, and cool 15 minutes.
- Stir in remaining 1 cup blackberries, lime juice, thyme, and lime zest.
- Unmold Cake on wire rack to cool.
- Sift confectioners sugar over Cake.
- To serve: Slice Cake into wedges, and spoon warm Sauce over top.
- Garnish with thyme sprigs.
flour, stoneground yellow cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, coarse sea salt, silken, olive oil, almond milk, corn kernels from, blackberries, confectioners sugar, blackberries, sugar, lime juice, fresh thyme, lime zest
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/polenta-cake-with-blackberries-and-fresh-corn/ (may not work)