Gluten-Free Chocolate Orange Polenta Cupcakes

Name: Gluten-Free Chocolate Orange Polenta Cupcakes
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 50 g dark chocolate chips; zest and juice of 1 large orange; 1 tsp baking powder (gluten-free); 100 g fine polenta; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 200 g ground almonds; 3 eggs; 220 g soft light brown sugar; 220 g butter, softened; 12 mandarin or satsuma segments, pith removed

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Bake

By Lorraine Pascale

Published 2017

About

Finding decent substitutes for wheat flour is a challenge, and I have come to accept that the texture of gluten-free baked goods will always be slightly different. Often used for savoury dishes, polenta has a different texture to regular flour, but when used in the right way it can make lovely moist cupcakes.

Ingredients

220 g butter, softened
220 g soft light brown sugar
3

Dessert
Cake
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Baking

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan 160°C/350°F/gas 4) and line the muffin tin with twelve paper cases.

Put the butter and sugar in a bowl and cream together using a wooden spoon until it is light and fluffy. Once the mixture is really light, add the eggs, one at a ti