Our most requested recipe! This popular dish is really more like a pudding than a cake. Serve a scoop of it freshly steamed as it loses its light, fluffy consistency when reheated in the oven. The secret to making great corn cake is in the steaming. You can try to bake the cake in a pan in the oven (inserted in a pan of water to create steam), or you can steam them on the stove in a steamer basket* as in the following recipe.
* You can also improvise a steamer by placing a rack on cans in a large stockpot or Dutch oven with a tight-fitting lid.
** You can buy prepared masa dough at most Mexican and specialty food markets. Or you can readily purchase Masa Harina (made by Quaker Oats) which is dried corn that has been ground and treated. It is the basic ingredient used in making tamale dough (also called masa).
Posted by LladyRusty at Recipe Goldmine 8/14/02 4:15:51 pm.
Source: Blue Mesa Grill, Dallas, Texas
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