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Bolo Polana
Hachette Pratique presents bolo Polana as a Mozambican special-occasion cake named for Maputo's Polana neighbourhood.
About Bolo Polana
Hachette Pratique presents bolo Polana as a Mozambican special-occasion cake named for Maputo's Polana neighbourhood. Ground cashews and cooked, mashed potato give this rendition its rich body.
Butter, eggs and cream enrich the batter, while orange zest, orange juice and vanilla provide its fragrance. Beaten egg whites are folded through the mixture before baking.
The cake cools in its pan before being turned onto a serving plate. A generous dusting of icing sugar covers the top, and the cake is cut into portions for serving.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Cashew, Milk, Egg, Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bolo Polana
Hachette Pratique's Mozambican cashew-and-potato bolo Polana.
- PotatoBase
- Raw cashewsBase
- Unsalted butterCooking medium
- Caster sugarSweetener
- EggBinder
- Orange zestAromatic
- Orange juiceLiquid
- Vanilla extractAromatic
- Kosher saltSeasoning
- Heavy creamLiquid
- All-purpose flourBase
- Icing sugarFinish
- Pan greaseCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- WaterLiquid
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Potato: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Raw cashews: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Cashew source-confirmed. Actual25 cashews, Cashew definite.
- Unsalted butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual26 dairy butter.
- Caster sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Egg: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Actual28 separated yolks/whites.
- Orange zest: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Orange juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Vanilla extract: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Kosher salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Heavy cream: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual32 cream.
- All-purpose flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual33 farine tous usages conventional all-purpose wheat flour, broader mapping.
- Icing sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pan grease: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual36 unspecified greasing medium.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual38 potato cooking water.
Origins & food traditions
Mozambique association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Mozambique
- MozambiqueCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Mozambican Cuisine
- Mozambican CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.