A simple cornmeal cake is a cake made with cornmeal, wheat flour, sugar, milk, oil, eggs, baking powder and salt. Cornmeal is a fine cornmeal that gives the cake a soft, fluffy texture. The cake is usually baked in a cake pan and served with butter, jam or syrup.
Simple Cornmeal Cake
Servings
6
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
30
minutesHere is a recipe for a simple cornmeal cake:
Ingredients
2 cups of cornmeal
1 cup wheat flour
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of milk
1/2 cup oil
3 eggs
1 tablespoon powdered yeast
1/2 teaspoon of salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Grease and flour a 30 cm cake tin. - In a large bowl, mix the cornmeal, flour, sugar, milk, oil, eggs and yeast.
Mix until smooth. - Add salt and mix again.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely before serving.
Notes
- For a fluffier cornmeal cake, beat the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add 1/2 cup shredded coconut or 1/2 cup chopped chocolate to the batter for a tastier cake.
- Serve the cornmeal cake with butter, jam or syrup.
