BLOOD ORANGE POLENTA UPSIDE DOWN CAKE:
Was going to be a gorgeous day, who would have guessed after that big storm just one week ago! Another wonderful dinner planned at Julia's, with good friends, Iain & Rick who we just do not see often enough. Bamfords were joining too, so, OK, a few few girls present but the boys visit was the reason for the gathering.
As happens so often, leafed through the current Bon Appetit and decided to make this cake. Was thrilled with it, pretty easy, looked good (presentation always important!), and the fact that I was not allowed to bring home the left-overs is proof that it was delicious!
Not much to add to this recipe, don't fuss too much over making the orange slices too perfect, the baking covers the imperfections. The first layer should look good, choose your best slices, after that don't worry too much. Also, recipe said to bake for 45 mins, mine was done after 35.
One thing to add, I really still enjoy reading the actual magazine, rather than 'browsing' on line. I also love that I can then save the recipe in my own file on Epicurious, so much easier to organise recipes that way. I wish that all the recipes in the many cook books I own, were available on the Author's web sites. Some are but many are not. As I have already paid for the book I feel I should be able to use the recipes from the site. There has to be a way to figure this out. Maybe I should start a group on Facebook to see if anyone else feels strongly about this, perhaps we can affect some changes!!
