Tomalito - Sweet Corn Pudding or Cake recipe

All Recipes Side Dish Vegetables Corn Corn Pudding Recipes

Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
⅓ cup masa harina
¼ cup water
2 cups frozen corn, thawed, divided
¼ cup cornmeal
⅓ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt

Nutrition Info

216.3 calories
carbohydrate: 24.1 g
cholesterol: 35.6 mg
fat: 13.5 g
fiber: 1.8 g
protein: 2.2 g
saturatedFat: 8.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 188.3 mg
sugar: 9.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  2. Beat butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat masa harina and water into creamed butter until smooth.

  3. Place 1 cup corn in a blender, blend until smooth. Stir blended corn, remaining 1 cup corn, and cornmeal into masa harina mixture.

  4. Mix sugar, cream, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Pour sugar mixture into corn mixture, stir to combine. Spoon corn batter into an ungreased 8-inch square baking dish. Smooth the top of the batter with a spatula. Cover dish with aluminum foil.

  5. Fill a 9x13-inch casserole dish 1/3 full of hot water. Place the covered 8-inch square dish into the water.

  6. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove 8x8-inch dish from water bath and let cool for 10 minutes.

Recipe Yield

1 8x8-inch square pan

Recipe Note

This is that sweet corn pudding-type stuff they serve in Mexican restaurants like Chevy's. Yum! Serve using an ice cream scoop to get a nice round look. Be sure to share even though that will be REALLY hard to do!

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