Darshana Thacker Wendel
Darshana Thacker Wendel is a vegan chef specializing in whole-food, plant-based cuisine. A graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute, she is the author of the Forks Over Knives: Flavor! cookbook, recipe author for the book Forks Over Knives Family, and recipe contributor to The New York Times best-selling book The Forks Over Knives Plan. Her recipes have been published in The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook, Forks Over Knives magazine, and LA Yoga magazine online. Visit darshanaskitchen.com for more.



Comments (24)
This cake is moist and delicious! Baked it 50 min. I substituted homemade pearsauce for the applesauce, mango for the cherries in the compote, (and left out cinnamon and anise). Substituted 1 t. ground bourbon vanilla beans for the liquid vanilla because it was all I had! Added 2 t. cinnamon and 1/2 t. cardamom to the cake, but might use slightly less cardamom next time though everyone loved it!
I plan to use the basis of the cake and change it up to create different cakes like adding lemon zest and juice to create a lemon cake, etc.
I just tried baking this tonight and I can’t wait for the results. Can you please provide the nutrition value?
It looks delicious! I want to trait asap! I love plant based recipes!
This looks really delicious, but I don’t see the nutrition value. Can you please provide? Do you recipes have the nutrition value?
I just made this and love it, will make it again when I’m ready for my occasional treat. My husband (pure epicurean foodie, not WFPB) even loved it.
I replaced the oat-and almond flour with brown rice flour and it turned out great! Never baked with polenta before, but this is one of my favourites now!
Has anyone tried making this in a cast iron skillet? Any tips for oven temperature or other changes?
Can I use pre-cooked polenta? If yes, measurements? Thanks.
Hi Julie. Step 6 says to invert.
Clark
This looks wonderful! The apple slices that show on the top – were these put there after pouring the mixture into the pan (recipe doesn’t say, but I like the look) or was the cake inverted after cooking and these are the ones from the bottom? Thank you!
Step 5 Pour batter over apples, spreading evenly
I’m supposed to avoid corn and corn products. Can this be made with flour (GF or regular) instead of polenta?
Any tips for making this the day before? Fridge over night then bake for 20 minutes or is there something crucial I should do?
Has anyone tried using another nut flour, instead of almonds, to make this cake?
I love this polenta cake and make it all the time. But I leave off the cherry sauce.
I love this cake and make it all the time, but I leave off the cherry sauce.
Darshana you have done it again. This cake, although quite sweet, is delicious and extremely moist. The recipe made 10 ample sized slices. Serving it warm makes it like a winter pudding. A winner with the family.
Thank you
I used homemade applesauce and fresh cherries
This is delicious and not dry at all
Baked for 50 minutes instead of 60
I also made my own oat flour I. Food processor
Can you use Bob’s Red Mill corn meal or corn flour?
Just ok. Not as moist as I hoped it would be.
What is dry polenta? Cornmeal? Cannot make it unless I know the answer.
Yes. An example is Bob’s Red Mill yellow corn grits polenta