A former coworker introduced me to this recipe. She had been on vacation in Italy and this cake was served at the breakfast buffet at her hotel. She had one bite and fell in love. She and her husband went down to breakfast early the next day to make sure they wouldn't run out before she got all that she wanted to eat. After she returned home, she made this cake and brought it into work to share, and promptly hooked all of us on this delicious treat too. I knew she liked to make Nigella Lawson's recipes (
chocolate fruit cake was another recipe she always made for holiday parties), so when I went looking for lemon polenta cake recipe and saw Nigella Lawson had a recipe for it I knew this was the right one.
She passed away four years ago today, but I always think of Barbara when I make lemon polenta cake, and I like to think her joy lives on each time I introduce someone else to it.
Notes:
- I like to serve it with fresh berries on top.
- You can also top the cake with lemon curd, which is 100% unnecessary but it definitely tastes good.
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RECIPE: Lemon Polenta Cake
