This divinely citrusy cake is both nut and dairy free, for those with allergies to either who want to have their cake and eat it too!
220g plain flour
120g fine corn meal or instant polenta
2 tsp baking powder
Pinch salt
200g sugar
4 60g eggs
Grated zest of 5 clementines
190ml extra virgin
olive oil
260g icing sugar
Juice of 5 clementines, strained through a fine sieve
Grease with butter and lightly flour a 22cm round cake tin. Preheat oven to 165C. With a fork, mix flour, corn meal, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Using an electric mixer, whisk sugar and eggs until they are pale and their volume increases two or three times. Add zest and whisk. On a low to medium speed, whisk in half the flour mixture until well incorporated, then half the olive oil. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the rest of the oil and the remaining flour. Pour into the cake tin and bake for 30-35 minutes until the centre springs back to the touch. Remove from oven and cool for 15 minutes before unmoulding. Sift icing sugar into a bowl. Add clementine juice, stirring, until it has the consistency of thick cream. Glaze the cake.
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