Lemon & Rosemary Drizzle

Prep Time:

10 minutes

Cooking Time:

40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 200 g butter
  • 200 g coconut sugar
  • 200 g ground almonds
  • 100 g fine polenta
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 3 large eggs
  • zest of 2 lemons
  • 2 sprigs of rosemary chopped finely

For the syrup:

  • juice of 2 lemons
  • 100 g icing sugar

Serving suggestion – Even more delicious topped with greek yoghurt and berries.

Gluten Free Lemon Drizzle

High in protein and essential fats, this moist cake is a popular one. Having a fresh cake to share feels so welcoming and celebratory. Invite friends or family over, or take along to gatherings.

Benefits

This cake is wheat and gluten-free too, so ideal for those with a sensitivity to either. Polenta, almonds, and coconut sugar creates a deep, rich, moist cake.  Rosemary is a powerful herb, with numerous benefits, and may help to improve brain function and memory. 

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4/ 350°F.
  • Line and grease a loaf tin.
  • Cream the butter and sugar till pale and fluffy

  • beat the eggs add slowly add these to the butter and sugar mixture. 

  • Combine the almonds, polenta, baking powder and lemon zest, then slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet.

  • Pour the mixture into your prepared tin and bake in the oven for about 40 minutes.Test with a sharp knife, which should come out clean.

  • Make the syrup by melting the lemon juice and icing sugar in a bowl.

  • Prick the top of the cake all over with a fine skewer. Pour the warm syrup over the cake, and leave to cool before taking it out of its tin.