Brooke's Famous Polenta Pudding Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
• 5 cups powdered sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 lb frozen blackberrie, thawed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup fruit brandy (famboise)
• lightly sweetened whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 position rack in center of oven. pre-heat oven to 325°f.
• 2 butter and flour a 10-inch springform pan.
• 3 using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. beat in eggs and yolks, one at a time, then vanilla and salt. stir in flour and cornmeal.
• 4 transfer batter to prepared pan (batter will be very thick).
• 5 bake cake until deep golden brown on top and tester inserted into center comes out with some moist crumbs still attached. (about 1 hour 10 min) cut around pan sides to loosen cake. remove pan sides and cool cake completely.
• 6 meanwhile, gently mix berries, 1/2 cup sugar and framboise in medium bowl. let stand until sugar dissolves.
• 7 slice cake and serve with compote and whipped cream.