Brown Butter-Polenta Cake with Maple Caramel

Brown Butter-Polenta Cake with Maple Caramel
Brown Butter-Polenta Cake with Maple Caramel might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. One portion of this dish contains roughly 8g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 484 calories. Head to the store and pick up sugar, maple syrup, kosher salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9"-diametercake pan and line bottom with a roundof parchment paper; butter parchment.
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Melt 3/4 cup butter in a medium saucepanover medium heat, then cook, stirring often,until butter foams, then browns (do not letburn), 5–8 minutes.
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Pour into a mediumbowl; let cool. Chill brown butter until cold.
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Fit a clean medium saucepan withthermometer and bring maple syrup toa boil over medium-high heat; cook untilthermometer registers 265°F (syrup willbe thicker and a shade darker).
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Pour intoprepared pan and spread with an offsetspatula or a spoon to cover bottom; let cool(syrup will harden as it sits).
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Whisk almond flour, polenta, bakingpowder, and salt in a medium bowl.Using an electric mixer on medium-highspeed, beat chilled brown butter and3/4 cup sugar until very pale and fluffy,5–7 minutes.
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Add eggs 1 at a time, beatingto blend between additions. Beat untillight and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Reducespeed to low, gradually add dryingredients, and mix just to combine.Scrape batter into pan; smooth top.
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Bake until cake is golden brown and pullsaway from sides of pan, 50–55 minutes.
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Transfer pan to a wire rack; let cake coolin pan 20 minutes. Turn out onto rack andlet cool completely.
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Using an electric mixer, beat heavycream, sour cream, and remaining1 tablespoon sugar in a medium bowl until softpeaks form.
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Serve cake with whipped-creammixture.
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DO AHEAD: Cake can be baked1 day ahead. Store tightly wrapped atroom temperature.
DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings10
Health Score2
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