Time: 45 mins
Makes: 15 cupcakes
Ingredients
• 1 cup B-well Pure Canola oil
• 1 cup B-well Tangy Mayonnaise/yoghurt
• 1 ½ cup polenta
• 200 g ground almonds
• 2 ½ cup plain (all-purpose) flour (or a plain gluten-free flour blend)
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
• 1 tsp salt
• Finely grated zest of 4 lemons
• 1⅔ cup coconut nectar/fine brown sugar
• ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (used zested lemons)
• 1 cup non-dairy milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 300 g fresh blueberries (or another type of fruit)
How To Make:
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4. Grease a 25cm/10inch cast iron skillet. (Or use a cake tin)
2. Place the polenta, ground almonds, gluten-free flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt in a large bowl and whisk to combine.
3. Add the lemon zest, sugar, oil, lemon juice, milk, yogurt and vanilla extract and whisk well until no dry lumps remain.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared skillet and spread it level. Scatter over the blueberries.
5. Bake for about 40 minutes until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
6. While the cake is baking, mix together the lemon juice and maple syrup.
7. When the cake is done, drizzle over the syrup while it is still hot then allow to cool a little before serving.
8. The cake is best eaten on the day it is baked but will keep for a couple of days in an airtight container.