Lemon Almond Polenta Torte With Raspberry Sauce Recipes

ALMOND RASPBERRY TORTE

Steps:

• Line two greased 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside., In a large bowl, beat eggs on high speed for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored. Beat in vanilla., Combine flour and baking powder; beat into egg mixture. In a small saucepan, heat milk and butter until butter is melted; beat into batter. Spread into prepared pans., Bake at 350° for 28-32 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool completely., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring water and sugar to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Stir in Amaretto; cool., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and extract; beat until smooth. In a small bowl, combine raspberry filling and lemon juice; set aside., Cut each cake horizontally into two layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate; brush with 3 tablespoons syrup. Top with 1/3 cup almond filling and 1/3 cup raspberry mixture; repeat layers twice., Top with remaining cake layer; brush with remaining syrup. Frost top and sides of cake with frosting. Press sliced almonds onto sides of cake. Garnish with raspberries. Refrigerate until serving.

RASPBERRY & LEMON POLENTA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 and butter two 20cm sandwich tins. Line the bottom of the tins with baking paper. In a large bowl, beat the butter and 225g caster sugar together until creamy and light. Gradually add the egg, little by little, until all the egg is worked in and the mix is pale and fluffy. If the mix looks like it's starting to split, add 1 tsp of the flour, then carry on.
• Put the polenta in another bowl, then stir in the flour and baking powder. Beat the vanilla extract and zest into the eggy mix, then fold in the dry ingredients. Spoon half the batter into each tin and level the top. Scatter all but a handful of the raspberries over the mix and poke in gently. Sprinkle one of the sponges with the 1 tbsp sugar. Bake for 20 mins until risen and golden, but still with a little wobble under the crust.
• Open the oven, whip out the sugar-crusted sponge and quickly poke the remaining frozen raspberries into the top. Bake both sponges for 10 more mins or until springy in the middle. If this sounds too tricky, just leave the sponges to bake for 30 mins - the cake won't look as glam, but will still taste great (you can add the leftover berries to the filling instead). Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then cool completely on a rack. Be careful when turning out the raspberry-topped sponge and slide it off its base rather than turning it upside down.
• When the sponges are cold, beat the soft cheese with the icing sugar, lemon zest and a little of the juice to loosen if it needs it. Very lightly whip the cream so that it just holds its shape, then fold into the cheese. Fold in the defrosted raspberries. Use to sandwich the sponges together, sugar-crusted on top, and serve dusted with more icing sugar.

ALMOND CAKE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Line an 8-in. round baking pan with parchment; coat paper with cooking spray and set aside., In a large bowl, combine the almond paste, 3/4 cup sugar and butter; beat for 2 minutes until blended. Beat in the eggs, liqueur and extract. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture just until combined., Spread into prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack., Invert cake onto cake plate; remove parchment. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar., Place raspberries in a food processor; cover and process until pureed. Strain, reserving juice; discard seeds. In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook raspberry juice and remaining sugar for 15-18 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 1/4 cup. Serve with cake.

ALMOND AND RASPBERRY TORTE

Steps:

• Butter the cake pan, line the base with waxed or parchment paper, and then butter and flour it. Wash the raspberries, dry them on paper towels, and then snip off the blossom ends and stems. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Cream the butter until smooth in an electric mixer. Add the sugar and continue to beat until soft and light, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the egg until well mixed, about 1 minute. Stir in the ground almonds by hand, followed by the flour mixture. Expect the batter to be quite stiff. Spread half the batter in the cake pan. Sprinkle the fruit on top and dot with the remaining batter so the fruit is almost covered. Bake until the torte starts to shrink from the sides of the pan and the top is firm when lightly pressed with a fingertip, 45 to 55 minutes. The top will be rustic looking, like a crumble. Let the torte cool for 10 to 15 minutes in the pan, then loosen the sides and slide the torte onto a rack to cool completely. Sprinkle it with confectioners' sugar and serve it warm or at room temperature.

ALMOND-LEMON TORTE WITH FRESH STRAWBERRIES

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush 10-inch-diameter springform pan with oil. Line bottom with parchment paper round. Brush paper with oil. Place 2 tablespoons matzo meal in pan and shake to coat; tap out excess.
• Combine remaining 2 tablespoons matzo meal, almond flour, and 1/3 cup sugar in medium bowl; whisk to blend. Place egg yolks in large bowl; place egg whites in another large bowl. Add 1/3 cup sugar to yolks. Using electric mixer, beat yolk mixture until thick and fluffy. Beat in 6 tablespoons olive oil, then lemon juice, orange juice, and lemon peel. Mix in dry ingredients. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt to whites; using clean dry beaters, beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Fold whites into yolk mixture in 3 additions. Transfer batter to prepared pan. Sprinkle almonds over.
• Bake cake until golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Place pan on rack; cool cake completely in pan. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover cake pan with foil and let stand at room temperature.
• For sauce and berries:
• Combine 2 cups sliced strawberries and 1 tablespoon sugar in processor; blend until smooth. Sweeten sauce with more sugar, if desired; transfer to small bowl. do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
• Cut around cake; release pan sides. Cut cake into wedges. Serve with sauce and remaining sliced strawberries.
• Sometimes labeled "ground almonds"; available at specialty foods stores and natural foods stores.

LEMON TORTE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300 degrees.
• Line two or three baking sheets with parchment paper; draw three 7" circles and grease lightly.
• In large mixing bowl, beat egg whites, vanilla, cream of tartar, and almond extract on medium speed until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, beating to stiff peaks.
• Spoon 1/3 of this mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip.
• Pipe a lattice design in one circle; pipe a border around the lattice.
• Sprinkle with almonds.
• Spread remaining egg white mixture over remaining circles.
• Bake 45 minutes.
• Turn oven off; let meringues dry in oven 3 hours or over night (DO NOT open oven door).
• In saucepan combine 2/3 cup sugar and gelatin.
• Add yolks, lemon peel, lemon juice, butter, and 1/3 cup water.
• Cook and stir until bubbly; cook 2 more minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Cover lemon mixture surface with waxed paper; cool.
• Chill until mixture mounds slightly when spooned.
• Beat whipping cream to soft peaks; fold into lemon mixture.
• Place one solid meringue on serving plate; spread with half the lemon mixture.
• Top with second solid meringue, spread with remaining lemon mixture, top with lattice meringue.
• Cover loosely; chill 6 hours or overnight.
• Serve with raspberry sauce, garnish with fresh raspberries.
• Sauce: In saucepan combine raspberries, sugar, and cornstarch.
• Cook until bubbly; cook 2 more minutess.
• Press through a fine sieve; discard seeds.
• Cover sauce; chill.

ALMOND AND RASPBERRY TART

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Combine flour, sugar and salt in processor; blend 10 seconds. Add butter. Using on/off turns, blend until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add egg and vanilla and almond extracts. Using on/off turns, process until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball. Using floured fingertips, press dough onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom. Press 1/2 cup almonds over bottom of crust; spread with 2/3 cup jam.
• Bake tart until crust is golden at edges and jam is bubbling thickly, about 40 minutes. Cool completely on rack. Push up pan bottom to release tart.
• Toss raspberries with remaining 2 tablespoons jam in bowl to coat. Top jam layer with berries. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons almonds around edge of tart.

LEMON ALMOND POLENTA TORTE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-inch springform pan.
• Combine the first three ingredients in a bowl.
• Place sugar and almonds in the work bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine into a uniform mealy mixture.
• Cut the lemon in half and juice one of the halves. Seed the other half and cut the entire lemon into eight pieces.
• Add the lemon pieces and the lemon juice to the sugar and almond mixture in the food processor bowl; Pulse to chop and combine, about 45 seconds. The lemon should be chopped finely.
• Add the remaining ingredients (oil, milk, eggs, and extract). Process to combine all. Mixture should be soupy.
• Add the dry ingredients from the bowl and process to mix well.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, bake in preheated oven 60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• To serve, dust with powdered sugar and add some raspberry sauce to each serving.
• Raspberry sauce: Heat 1 cup frozen rapberries, 1/2 cup sugar, and a little lemon zest in a saucepan, cook down until saucy and strain out seeds.