Blog Update With A Recipe For Meyer Lemon Polenta Cake

The summer is almost over and, I must confess, I’m a happy happy gal. I am looking forward to the arrival of fall (only a few days more) so I can break out some boots and cozy sweaters and, of course, play with a plethora of fall recipes that I have bookmarked and ready to go. (Hint: there’s lots of apples, pumpkin and, perhaps, a bit of bourbon or rum involved). In the meantime, I have been working feverishly behind the scenes here at Cooking In Stilettos fine tuning a few things. See, while blogging can be very “plug and play”, I’m the type of gal who loves to give new systems a whirl and see what works and what makes things easier for you all who visit the site. This is where I’m going to need your help.

If you have been reading Cooking In Stilettos on an RSS feed, well, the feed has moved to a new service, so, if you could do me a huge favor and update your feed to this URL: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/cookinginstilettos, I would greatly appreciate it.  It’s also over to the side under the RSS symbol.

Secondly, if you get Cooking In Stilettos via email, well, that also got moved and you can resubscribe where that lovely little stiletto in the column over there —> or at the bottom of this post. As Nigella Lawson would say – Easy Peasy!

There will be some other changes but I can say that come September, there will be more recipes, more finds for Fab Fridays (oh such lovely things coming out), and a plethora of other fun things. I know I’m excited – it’s like that secret that you can’t tell but you REALLY want to tell but you won’t because… oh let me shush.

So, let me make it up to you with a recipe that you are going to want to try. Since I already mentioned Nigella, well, let’s spotlight a recipe that she would deem “Easy Peasy” –her Lemon Polenta Cake. I gave this a whirl when I was breaking in the new KitchenAid copper mixer and the the springform pan that y’all suggested. I have to give double kudos to y’all because that springform pan – well worth the investment – easy clean-up and nothing stuck – perfection! As for the new mixer, it is definitely lighter than my Jenn-Air monster, but it was so simple to whirl everything together and get it in the oven. I have no idea why I waited so long to finally add a KitchenAid to kitchen arsenal.

I changed her recipe to a Meyer Lemon Polenta Cake after seeing some lovely Meyer lemons at Whole Foods that I couldn’t resist bringing home. To be honest, if I had to choose between a basic lemon and a Meyer lemon, I’d go with the Meyer lemon every time. I don’t know why but I adore them. Obviously, you can use standard lemons and the cake will turn out just as fabulous. I have to be frank though – this cake is not your traditional cake, but it’s rich, dense and full of lemony flavor. I served the cake with a scoop of caramel swirled frozen Greek yogurt and it was divine.

Gather Your Ingredients

Combining the Dry Ingredients

I adore Meyer lemons – one of my favorite ingredients!

Time to Cool (see the little cake tester to the left – adorable!)

Gather the Ingredients for the Syrup

I normally use this Giada de Laurentiis saucepan for very small things, like melting butter, making simple syrup or honey syrup for pancakes, but it was perfect for making this lemon glaze.

Poking the Cake Followed by Soaking The Cake

The End Result: Meyer Lemon Polenta Cake

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