Orange Cornmeal Cake Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. olive oil

2 large eggs

1 c. sugar

1/2 c. dry white wine

1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour

1/2 c. yellow cornmeal

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

Finely grated zest of 1 orange

Orange segments

Preparation

Step 1Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Brush bottom and sides of an 8-inch round cake pan with oil; line bottom with a round of wax or parchment paper, and brush paper with oil.Step 2In a large bowl, whisk together oil, eggs, 1 cup sugar, and wine until smooth. Add flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and orange zest; whisk gently to combine.Step 3Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle top evenly with remaining 1/3 cup sugar (topping will be thick). Bake until cake begins to pull away from sides of pan and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.Step 4Cool in pan 20 minutes. Run a knife around edge of cake; invert cake gently onto a plate, and remove parchment paper. Reinvert cake onto a rack to cool completely. Serve with orange segments, if desired.