New England Spider Cake

Summary

Time

45 min. cooking time

Yield

8 servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 4 teaspoons white vinegar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup heavy cream

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine milk and vinegar in a bowl and set aside to sour. In another bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking soda and salt. Whisk eggs into the soured milk. Stir into dry ingredients and set batter aside.

1. Melt butter in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet. Pour in the batter. Pour cream into the center, slide skillet into the oven and bake until golden brown on top, about 45 minutes. Slice into wedges and serve warm.

Source

NYTimes, 07-Mar-04