Cornmeal Cake Recipe

The cornmeal cake, very popular among Brazilians, has its origins in Africa. It is one of the obligatory dishes at June festivals and one of the simplest cakes to make, which generally pleases everyone. See the Specialfood walkthrough for the cornmeal cake below!

Ingredients for making cornmeal cake:

 1 cup of milk (240 milliliters)

 ½ cup of oil (120 milliliters)

 1½ cups of sugar (240 grams)

 1 cup of fine cornmeal

 1 cup of wheat flour (140 grams)

 1 teaspoon of yeast

 4 egg units

How to make cornmeal cake:

Place the dry ingredients (sugar, cornmeal, flour and yeast) in a bowl, stir and add the rest. This is the first step of the cornmeal cake recipe.

Mix all the ingredients well until you get a homogeneous mixture. Pour it into a cake tin previously greased with butter.

Bake the cornmeal cake dough in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes at 180º C.

When the cornmeal cake is ready, remove it from the oven and let it cool and then unmold. Serve as a dessert or snack!

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