Apple and cinnamon polenta cake with maple syrup

I’d say this is the best cake to serve for anyone who favours savoury over sweet, like Olly my son. He’s not one for desserts but this cake he’ll ask for more of every time it’s made. I think it’s the tartness from the apple, warmth from the cinnamon and slight crunch of polenta.

Polenta cakes are very robust and work well when mixed with fresh fruits. As the fruit cooks and releases juices, these are soaked up by the polenta, giving a light-textured cake rather tha