Chi Chi's Sweet Spanish Corn Cake

Yield > 8
Keys : Cakes Side Dish Copycat Quickbreads Spanish Spain
European Mediterranean
Ingredients :
1/2 cup butter or margarine softened
1/3 cup masa harina (a type of corn
flour
available in specialty food
stores and many
supermarkets)
1/4 cup water
1 pkt frozen corn - (10 oz) thawed
1/3 cup sugar
3 tbl yellow cornmeal
2 tbl whipping cream
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Sliced chili peppers
Chopped parsley
Method :
• With an electric mixer, beat butter or margarine until
fluffy. Gradually beat in masa harina. On low speed, beat in
water.
• Place corn in the bowl of a food processor and pulse until
chopped coarse. Stir in masa mixture.
• In a small bowl, stir together sugar, cornmeal, cream,
baking powder, and salt. Stir into corn mixture. Spread in a
greased, 8-inch-square baking pan. Cover with foil. Place in a
larger pan and pour boiling water half way up the side of the
smaller pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until set.
• Remove smaller pan from water, uncover, and let stand
15 minutes. Sprinkle with chilies and parsley, if desired.
• This recipe yields 8 servings.