Part cornbread, part snacking cake—this family classic bakes up plush and fragrant with a buttery cinnamon-sugar finish. It’s the kind of simple comfort you’ll want on repeat, and exactly the cozy bake readers love from tinsuf.
Serve warm with a pat of butter or a drizzle of honey.
Author: tinsuf
Category: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep: 10 mins
Bake: 25–30 mins
Total: ~40 mins
Yield: 10–12 slices
Table of Contents
Ingredients
For the Cake
For the Topping
Instructions
Troubleshooting & Tips
Storage
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Ingredients
For the Cake
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Topping
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat —
Heat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan or line with parchment.
Dry mix —
Whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
Wet mix —
In another bowl whisk sour cream, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
Combine —
Fold wet ingredients into dry until just combined; do not overmix.
Pan —
Spread batter evenly in the prepared pan.
Topping —
Stir melted butter with sugar and cinnamon; drizzle or swirl over the batter.
Bake —
Bake 25–30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool & serve —
Cool 10 minutes in pan, then move to a rack to cool further. Slice and serve warm or at room temperature.
Troubleshooting & Tips
Dry crumb: Measure flour by spoon-and-level. Do not overbake; pull when the tester shows a few moist crumbs.
Swirl pattern: Use a knife or skewer to gently marble the cinnamon-butter over the surface before baking.
Add-ins: Stir in 1/2 cup corn kernels or 1/2 cup diced apples for texture; reduce sugar slightly if adding sweet mix-ins.
Storage
Room temperature: Cover and keep up to 2 days.
Refrigerate: Up to 5 days; warm slices briefly for best texture.
Freeze: Wrap slices and freeze up to 2 months; thaw at room temperature.
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