Corn cake

My recent favourite is Corn! The last post was about the amazing sweet corn pudding, Majarete. This time I used corn meal to make corn muffins. I didn't used any flour but only corn meal to see how the texture would be.

The cake mixture wasn't as elastic as the normal flour cake mixture and looked slightly gritty but the lovely smell of corn meal was really promising...

After being in the oven for 30 minute, they turn nice golden colour. The wholesome smell of corn was so inviting that I couldn't help trying one as soon as they're out of the oven...

So..., here is my verdict on my experimental corn cake...
The surface is crusty but the inside is pretty moist. The overall texture was a little bit dry so it's nice to have them with maple syrup, jam, whipped cream..., basically anything that you can find in your fridge:)
They're slightly more savoury than the flour cup cake so great for breakfast too!

Ingredients;

Corn meal 130g

Butter 130g

Sugar 100g

Egg 2

Baking powder 1 tsp

Vanilla extract 1/2 tsp

1. Preheat the oven to 180º. Cream butter and sugar together until it's fluffy.

2. Add egg  and vanilla extract into 1. Mix well.

3. Fold corn meal and baking powder into 2.

4. Pour the mixture into cup cake mould. Bake in the preheated oven (180º) for 30 minutes.

Big Desserts!

We've just got back from dinner. Our first night in NY City, so we decided to have something that looks like a real American diner.

I had salad which was huge that I had to leave to save some space for the dessert. I also had a little taste of Andy's sides, the corn cake (they call it corn cake, but it looks like a muffin...) and the apple compote. Corn cake was quite savory and the kicks of corn grits were something bit different. The apple compote was nicely done too though I was bit surprised by the fact they served it as a side menu for the main.

And yes, the dessert, New York Cheese Cake! They serve the cheese cake from a famous cake shop called Roxy. My first mouthful..., oooh this is what I call cheese cake! It's so rich that I felt like my mouth was covered with creamy cheese. There is no fancy top ups on this cake. It's just a pure, ultimate cheese cake. Seriously, taste-wise and potion-wise, it is one of the best cheese cake I've ever had, a must-try!