Pear, polenta & almond cake from Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food (page 219) by Julia Turshen

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  • nutrica6 on October 27, 2025

    Agree very easy to make. The pear flavor is very subtle, if there at all. I think the baby food is actually just for moisture more than anything. I would take this out of the oven five minutes sooner next time, as it was a tiny bit dry. Good cake for snacking, and not too rich or sweet!

  • stockholm28 on November 16, 2021

    This a an easy (and gluten free) cake. You don’t even need a mixer. It is made with yellow cornmeal (I subbed white) and almond flour. It also uses olive oil and pear baby food and only 1/2 cup sugar so as desserts go it is relatively healthy. Ms. Turshen says you can sub apple sauce for the pear baby food and I think that would have been fine. I liked the cake fine, although am not sure I would make it again. I found it a bit dry, but I also think I probably overbaked it. It is not very sweet and it is fairly plain. I think it might be good with a hint of cardamom. I individually wrapped the leftover slices and put them in the freezer. I had one today after a quick zap in the microwave and I think I liked it better than the day I made it.

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