Corn cake is a cake dish that many people choose to give to loved ones on special occasions. However, if made by hand, this cake will hold more meaning and affection. Therefore, let’s get cooking with TasteVN and learn 2 irresistible ways to make corn cake using an oven!
1. Corn Cake
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Preparation
1 hour
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Cooking
1 hour 20 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients for Corn Cake Serves 4
American corn 2 ears Cream cheese 30 gr Whipping cream 400 gr All-purpose flour No. 8 65 gr Unsalted butter 20 gr Fresh milk 100 ml Sugar 95 gr Salt 2 gr Chicken eggs 5 eggs Cooking oil 50 ml White chocolate a little Almonds a little (sliced)
How to make Corn Cake
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Prepare the corn
Peel off the husk and corn silk, then wash thoroughly.
Put a pot on the stove, add 1 liter of water, then bring the prepared corn to boil until cooked.After the corn cools down, use a knife to cut the kernels off.
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Blend the corn milk
Add 50ml of corn cooking water, 100ml of fresh milk, and 250gr of corn kernels into the blender and blend until smooth.
Next, strain the mixture through a sieve to remove the fibrous parts.
Note: Remember to keep 50gr of corn kernels for decorating the cake! -
Cook the corn cream sauce
Put a pot on the stove, add the blended corn, 20gr of unsalted butter, and 30gr of cream cheese.Stir the mixture over low heat until the butter and cheese melt.
Mix 100gr of whipping cream with 5gr of flour, then add this mixture to the corn cream pot and stir well.
Next, add 15gr of sugar and 2gr of salt, stir well once more to finish.
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Make sponge cake
Put 5 egg yolks and 50ml of cooking oil into a bowl and mix the mixture until smooth. Next, sift 60gr of flour into the bowl and mix well to combine.
Then, add 50gr of the corn cream sauce that you cooked in step 3 into the egg mixture and continue to mix well.
Tip: Remember to save the leftover corn cream sauce for decorating the cake!In a new bowl, add 5 egg whites and use an electric mixer to beat on low speed until the egg whites form bubbles like soap.
Divide 50gr of sugar into 3 parts, adding each part one at a time and beating until dissolved. Beat each portion of sugar for about 30 seconds on low speed before adding the next portion.
When adding the last portion of sugar to the egg whites, increase the mixer speed to high and beat until the egg whites are soft and fluffy, with a creamy texture, sticky, shiny, and smooth, lifting the whisk to create stiff peaks that bend down slightly when done.
Note:
- Divide the sugar into 2 or 3 parts and add it gradually. Avoid adding all at once.
- The egg whites must be at room temperature (if taken from the refrigerator), and they must not be contaminated with any dirt or grease.
Divide the whipped egg whites into three parts. First, add one part of the egg whites to the egg yolk mixture, then use a whisk to gently mix all the ingredients together.
Add the mixed mixture back into the bowl of egg whites, then use a flat whisk to gently fold the mixture from the bottom to the top. Bring the whisk down to the bottom of the bowl, lift the ingredients up, and fold them to the side. Continue this process until the mixture becomes smooth.
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes. Then, pour the batter into a mold lined with parchment paper and bake at 150 – 160 degrees Celsius for 50 – 60 minutes.
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Making corn cream
Add 30g of sugar and 300g of whipping cream to a bowl, use a mixer until the cream is soft and forms peaks that droop.
Then, divide the corn cream sauce mixture into 2 parts, add 1 part to the whipped cream bowl and gently mix with a flat whisk.
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Shaping
Cut the cake base into 2 – 3 round pieces. First, spread a layer of corn cream sauce on the first piece of cake, sprinkle with a little boiled corn, and then continue to spread another layer of corn cream on top.
Next, place the second piece of cake on top and repeat the layering as above until the last piece of cake.
When you reach the last piece, cover the cake completely with a layer of corn cream and then sprinkle a little white chocolate, sliced almonds, and boiled corn to finish.
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Final Product
The corn cream cake has a rich creamy layer, fragrant with corn aroma, while the cake inside is soft and spongy, interspersed with sweet and rich corn cream sauce, extremely attractive and delicious.
2. Corn Cream Cheese Cake (Recipe shared by users)
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Preparation
50 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Corn Cheese Cake (Recipe shared by a user) Serves 5 people
Boiled corn 300 gr Type 8 flour 80 gr Corn flour 38 gr Eggs 6 eggs (chicken eggs) Unsweetened fresh milk 60 ml Condensed milk 30 gr Cream cheese 100 gr (cream cheese) Whipping cream 150 gr (whipping cream) Gelatin 7 gr Vanilla a little Boiled corn water 100 ml Cooking oil 50 ml Sugar 1.5 kg Salt a little Tartar powder a little
How to make Corn Cheese Cake (Recipe shared by a user)
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Mixing and Beating Eggs
First, you add the ingredients: 6 egg yolks, 50ml cooking oil, 60ml unsweetened fresh milk, 40gr sugar, a little vanilla, 80gr flour type 8, and 30gr cornstarch into a bowl and use a hand mixer to beat until there is no dry flour left, then turn off the machine.
Next, you put 6 egg whites, a little salt, and a little tartar powder into another bowl and use a hand mixer to beat until the egg whites are fluffy and form large bubbles, then stop.
You divide 90gr sugar into 3 equal parts and gradually add each part while beating the egg whites until they reach stiff peaks and tilting the bowl does not cause the egg whites to flow.
Finally, you divide the egg whites into 3 equal parts and gradually add each part into the bowl containing the beaten egg yolk mixture and flour, mixing gently from bottom to top.
Note: To avoid breaking the air bubbles in the cake, you should mix from bottom to top, remember to mix quickly but do not overmix! -
Bake the cake base
Wash the cake mold thoroughly and let it dry completely, then pour the beaten batter into it, and then drop the mold from a height of 20cm to break some of the large air bubbles formed during the batter process and pour the batter into the mold.
Next, place the cake mold in the convection oven, cover it, set the baking mode at a temperature of 150 degrees Celsius for 50 minutes for a mold with a diameter of 20 – 22cm.
For smaller molds with a diameter of 15cm or less, you only need to bake the cake at 150 degrees Celsius for 45 minutes.
Note:- To avoid uneven rising of the cake, do not open the oven during the baking process!
- When the cake is done, do not take it out immediately; let it sit in the oven for about 2 minutes, then take the cake out and drop it from a height of 20cm several times to prevent the cake from collapsing.
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Cook the corn cream
Soak 7gr of gelatin in a bowl of cold water for 15 minutes until the gelatin expands evenly.
Next, add 300gr of cooked corn kernels along with 100ml of the cooking water into a mortar and use a hand blender to puree until the corn is smooth. Then, strain the corn mixture through a sieve to extract the corn milk.
After that, measure about 300ml of the filtered corn milk into a pot along with 8gr of cornstarch, 20gr of sugar, and 30gr of condensed milk. While cooking over medium heat, stir continuously until the mixture thickens, then add the soaked gelatin. Continue stirring until the gelatin is completely dissolved, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
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Making corn cheese ice cream
You take 100gr cream cheese out of the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature until it is completely softened, then mash it and add the cooled corn milk, stirring until well combined.
Next, you put 150gr Whipping cream into another bowl and use a hand mixer to whip it until fluffy, then add the corn cheese mixture you just stirred in and mix well.
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Finished Product
Finally, you just need to place the cake base in a mold or box and then pour the corn ice cream mixture around the cake base, spreading it evenly. After that, refrigerate for 4 – 6 hours until the ice cream layer is completely frozen and ready to serve.
The corn cheese cake, when eaten, will give you a soft and fluffy cake base, sweet and fragrant, harmoniously blended with the rich and sweet corn ice cream, with a strong corn aroma and perfectly seasoned.
The color of the cake is also very eye-catching; just a few small decorative details and the cake will be ready for you to gift to your loved ones and enjoy together.
How to choose delicious corn
- Husk: You should choose corn with green husks, not dry, and the corn silk should still be soft and smooth, with no browning or wilting on the stem. Additionally, the outer layers of the husk should tightly wrap around the corn.
- Corn kernels: Good corn will have plump, uniform, shiny, and straight kernels. You should not choose corn that is too large; only choose those that are moderately long and slender.
Product Information
- The article uses a 25-liter oven, 1400W to bake. With many preset cooking functions, it can prepare a variety of delicious dishes.
- Not only that, but the oven’s heating technology also helps food cook evenly and beautifully, saving time and energy.
- The price range of this oven model is only about 1 million 599 thousand VND (price updated in June 2022).
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