Corn Cake

20cm

Half

75min

In our article today we will share a recipe with tradition, it is the corn cake inspired by the famous Guitiriz corn cake . For those who do not know Guitiriz, it is a Galician municipality located in the province of Lugo, a special place for a rural getaway with a strong Galician culinary influence. There it was common to stop to taste a corn cake for any traveler who wanted to continue advancing along the road. The corn cake, originally from Guitiriz , is a very provocative cake due to its yellow color and softness. Originally they used cow lard instead of butter because the strong livestock production in the area allows them to create unique dishes from the area, both salty and sweet.

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The limited access to cow butter in other regions encourages variations in its recipe, some of which, for example, combine corn flour with wheat flour to give it that degree of sponginess that is difficult to find without its original ingredients. However, we will try to make it as close as possible to the original recipe and we will only use corn flour and you will see that with a little trick in cooking you can prevent it from toasting too much and be just as soft as Guitiriz's original corn cake. Attention: Corn flour (which is yellow) should not be confused with corn starch or "Cornstarch" which is white. Ingredients (1 sponge cake, 20 cm in diameter)

• 210 g butter
• 200 g sugar
• 210 g eggs (4 medium eggs)
• 210g corn flour
• 5 g chemical yeast
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons anise liqueur

Optional:

• Powdered sugar to decorate

Preparation (75 minutes approx.): 1. Heat the oven to 175ºC. 2. Beat the butter with the sugar until you obtain a creamy mixture. 3. Add the eggs one at a time and beat. 4. When the 4 eggs are well integrated, add the anise and lemon zest. Beat again. 5. Sift the corn flour and yeast. 6. In batches, add the flour and yeast and mix with the help of a spatula. 7. Grease a mold with butter and pour the dough. 8. Bake the cake for about 50 minutes. Halfway through baking, you can cover the cake with aluminum foil so that it does not toast too much. 9. Let cool and decorate to taste. Enjoy!