As I mentioned earlier this week, we had my parents over for a Mexican night. My mom jokingly asked if I was making Sweet Corn Cake, that delicious, scoop-able side dish served with your meal at popular Mexican chain restaurants (Chevy's being my favorite). I had seen recipes for this in the past, and even made one from a packet before, so I decided we would have it for dessert.
I found this recipe and decided to make a few adjustments, namely cutting the amount of butter in half. I had never heard of masa harina, but a little Googling informed me that it's a Mexican corn flour, and surprisingly I found it in my grocery store next to the Mexican grocery items!
This corn cake was so yummy! It was the perfect ending to our wonderful Mexican feast!
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons butter, softened
1/3 cup masa harina (Mexican corn flour)
1/4 cup water
1 14-ounce can cream-style corn
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F.
Sweet Corn Cake
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons butter, softened
1/3 cup masa harina (Mexican corn flour)
1/4 cup water
1 14-ounce can cream-style corn
1/4 cup cornmeal
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F.
1. In a medium bowl beat butter until it is creamy. Add the Mexican corn flour and water and beat until well mixed.
2. Using a food processor, process the corn, but leave chunky. Stir into the butter mixture.
3. In a separate bowl, mix cornmeal, sugar, milk, salt, and baking powder. Add to corn flour mixture and stir to combine.
4. Pour batter into an ungreased 8 x 8-inch baking pan. Smooth batter and cover with aluminum foil. Place pan into a 9x13 inch baking dish that is filled 1/3 of the way with water.
5. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Use an ice cream scoop for easy removal from pan.
Source: Adapted from Allrecipes.com
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Looks good- I bet my bf would LOVE this! :)
ReplyDeleteI've actually never had this before, but I know I'd like it based on the recipe! I'll have to look for that corn flour :)
ReplyDeleteI love all things involving corn! I'll have to look for that flour and give this a try soon :-)
ReplyDeleteI made this the other night with my husband along with your tortilla soup. This corn cake is amazing! My husband and I could've eaten the entire pan ourselves! I did use the original receipe you included the link for. I'm going to try doubling the recipe for a potluck at work later this week!
ReplyDeleteWhen I first commented on this dish (02/13/11), I mentioned doubling the recipe for a potluck at work. We had a potluck this past Thursday (02/17/11) and the theme was Mexican foods. My boss decided to make the potluck a contest and I made this and I WON!! =) Everyone thought it was delicious, especially with a little butter on top.
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