Corn Cake

Name: Corn Cake
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 cups fresh white corn; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 stick unsalted butter (about ½ cup); ½ cup sugar; 2 eggs, whites separated; 1 egg yolk; 1 package cream cheese, at room temperature

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Peruvian Kitchen

By Morena Cuadra and Morena Escardó

Published 2014

About

The texture of this cake is light and moist, and it has an intense corn flavor. The tiny amount of flour used (only two tablespoons) is enough to bind everything together, making a perfectly formed dessert.

Ingredients

1 stick unsalted butter (about ½ cup)
½ cup sugar</

Americas
Peru
Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Have all the ingredients at room temperature before starting. Line the bottom of a 9-inch round baking pan with parchment paper.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.