Recipe for cornmeal cake with coconut

Who doesn't like a cornmeal cake, moist and fluffy?! The recipe I bring you today is a cornmeal cake with coconut, which is a real delight. This cake is very wet, because it takes coconut milk and grated coconut. This is a great suggestion for you to make for your breakfast or for a meeting with your friends. Do you want to see how to make this cake? Don't miss the Specialfood walkthrough.

Ingredients for making cornmeal cake with coconut:

 4 eggs​

 200 grams of salted butter

 2 cups of Sugar (320 grams)

 2 cups of cornmeal (240 grams)

 1 cup of whole wheat flour

 1 bottle of coconut milk

 Milk (use empty coconut milk bottle to measure)

 1 tablespoon of yeast powder

 100 grams of grated coconut flakes

 Margarine and wheat flour for greasing

How to make cornmeal cake with coconut:

Start this cornmeal cake with coconut by breaking the eggs, separating the yolks from the whites. Then beat the egg whites and set aside.

In the bowl of egg yolks, add the butter, sugar and beat with an electric mixer, until light and fluffy.

Tip: Beating the eggs with sugar and butter, until you get a whitish cream, will make your cake fluffier.

Then add the cornmeal and flour, alternating with the coconut milk and milk. Continue beating with an electric mixer, until you get a smooth dough.

Add the yeast and coconut and mix with a spoon until well combined.

Tip: It is important to incorporate it with a spoon, so that your cake becomes fluffier.

Add the egg whites and mix gently. Place the dough in a greased and floured 30cmx22cm pan and place in a medium oven, preheated to 200ºC, for 30 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted, it comes out clean.

Tip: In this step you should mix gently, these details make your cake look fluffier.

Your cornmeal cake with coconut is ready to serve! I suggest you serve this cake for breakfast or lunch, accompanied by coffee or tea.

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