Pecan-cornmeal Butter Cakes
From choclytcandy 13 years agoIngredients
- 9 ounces unsalted butter, plus extra for pans shopping list
- 1 cup pecans, toasted and cooled shopping list
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar shopping list
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar, plus extra for berries (optional) shopping list
- 3/8 cup all-purpose flour shopping list
- 2 teaspoons baking powder shopping list
- 7/8 cup white cornmeal, plus extra for pans shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt shopping list
- 8 egg whites shopping list
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract shopping list
- berries, for serving shopping list
- ice cream or whipped cream, for serving. shopping list
How to make it
- 1. In a small pan, simmer butter over low heat until light brown and toasty, 8 to 10 minutes. Strain and set aside.
- 2. In a food processor, rapidly pulse pecans, confectioners’ sugar and 1/4 cup granulated sugar until finely ground.
- 3. Sift flour and baking powder together. Mix in cornmeal and salt. Mix in pecan-sugar mixture.
- 4. Whisk egg whites and vanilla together just to combine and whisk into dry ingredients. Whisk in melted butter. Refrigerate batter at least three hours or overnight.
- 5. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Thickly butter 10 four-inch tartlet pans or a muffin-top tin. Dust well with cornmeal. Fill each a little more than halfway. If you have extra batter, make a second batch.
- 6. Bake until golden, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool 5 to 10 minutes in pans, then immediately turn out on a rack. Serve warm, topped with berries (if you like, stir with a little sugar and set aside for a few minutes), ice cream or whipped cream.
- Yield: 8 to 12 small cakes.
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