Blue Mesa Grill Sweet Corn Cake
Estimated Nutritional Profile
| Nutrient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Protein (g) | 11.6091 |
| Energy (kCal) | 2311.189 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 222.71 |
| Total fats (g) | 158.1654 |
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Cuisine
Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican
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Dietary Style
- Source
Temporal Sequence of Cooking Processes
Early Stage
Middle Stage Processes
Late Stage
Utensils Used
| 1. *Noteon Masa: You can buy prepared masa dough at most Mexican and specialty food markets. | 2. Or you can readily purchase Masa Harina (made by Quaker Oats) which is dried corn that has been ground and treated. | 3. It is the basic ingredient used in making tamale dough (also called masa). | 4. Soak corn husks in hot water for 30 minutes until pliable. | 5. Drain. | 6. Place vegetable shortening and butter in a mixing bowl and beat on medium speed until mixture becomes fluffy and creamy. | 7. Add masa and mix on low speed for about 2 minutes. | 8. Add water and mix well on medium speed. | 9. Grind the corn coarsely in a food processor. | 10. In a large mixing bowl combine the corn meal, sugar, whipping cream, baking powder and salt. | 11. Add the masa mixture and the ground corn and mix well. | 12. To steam the corn cake, line the steamer basket with the softened corn husks. | 13. Fill with corn cake batter. | 14. Cover with more corn husks and a tea towel to absorb moisture. | 15. Steam on the stove for about 2 1/2 hours. | 16. Batter should not stick to husks when corn cake is done. | 17. If it does, it needs to steam longer. | 18. **Noteon steamers: You can also improvise a steamer by placing a rack on cans in a large stockpot or Dutch oven with a tight-fitting lid. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients
| Ingredient Name | Quantity | Unit | State | Energy (kcal) | Carbohydrates | Protein (g) | Total Lipid (Fat) (g) |
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| corn husk enough steamer basket | quart | - | - | - | - | ||
| vegetable shortening | 1/4 | cup | 461.25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.25 | |
| butter | 1/2 | cup | unsalted softened | 813.795 | 0.0681 | 0.9648 | 92.0599 |
| masa dough | 1 | cup | - | - | - | - | |
| water | 1 | cup | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| corn | 1 | cut thawed | 124.7 | 27.115 | 4.7415 | 1.9575 | |
| yellow cornmeal | 1/2 | cup | 203.74 | 42.8708 | 5.0508 | 2.074 | |
| sugar | 3/4 | cup | 604.485 | 151.197 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| heavy cream | 1/4 | cup | 102.0 | 0.8220000000000001 | 0.852 | 10.824000000000002 | |
| baking powder | 1/2 | teaspoon | 1.219 | 0.6371 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| salt | 1/2 | teaspoon | - | - | - | - |
- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.