Torta de Choclo (Colombian-Style Corn Cake)
Ingredients
- 5 cups fresh corn
- 4 tablespoons corn starch or maizena
- 5 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 cup whole milk
- 4 large eggs beaten
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- Pinch of salt
- ½ pound grated queso blanco or mozzarella cheese
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Place the corn in the food processor. Preheat an oven to 350°F. Grease a baking pan.
- In a large bowl, stir together the corn, corn starch, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, mix together the milk, eggs, vanilla extract and butter until just combined. Add the cheese and mix well.
- Stir the milk mixture into the cornmeal mixture until just combined. Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
- Bake until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let stand in the pan for at least 5 minutes.
- Place a baking sheet over the pan, carefully invert the pan and sheet, and let the corn cake fall onto the sheet. Cut into squares and serve hot or warm.
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This Torta de Choclo is very simple to make, yet it is so delicious, so moist and sweet, that you will be making it often!
Buen Provecho!
Belinda @zomppa
What a beautiful cake!! Brightened up my day!
Lyndsey
Mmmm...it looks amazing. I'll bet the texture is great! I love your recipes! I'm off to comment on my your “Healthy Foods for Finicky Little Eaters”.
Sarah Naveen
That looks oh so good!!! yummy yumm!!
kelly
Hola, maiz fresco es mais enlatado o maiz no cocido?
Erica
Kelly- No cocido, pero tambien puedes usar el congelado.
Mari
It seems like a great cake, first time I have seen it. Thanks for sharing this Colombian recipe, I a sure we will enjoy it at home.
Have a great weekend :0)
Swapna Raghu Sanand
Looks delicious!
Anna
Love, love corn cake....and with mozzarella cheese even better. Looks divine.
Kim
Looks moist and delicious, Erica! I hope everything is going well with you and your family and that you all are enjoying the new baby:)
Happy Easter!
Faith
This sounds absolutely fantastic, Erica! I'm bookmarking it and hoping to make it soon!
norma
I like this Erica.
I hope you and the family had a very happy Easter and I am keeping this recipe for future use....
Elisa
Hi Erica
Your recipe just brought back all those beautiful memories of my childhood in Colombia.
I missed our food so much. Thank you for sharing your recipes and pictures. I am pregnant and you have me craving every single recipe you have in your website.
Enjoy your week.
Elisa
Stevie
This cake looks really nice. Heguiberto makes something similar from Brazil. The cheese makes me think that it would be right for dinner and, since it is mild, for breakfast, too. I'm gong to look for fresh corn and try making it.
tasteofbeirut
This cake sounds wonderful! We love corn around here and I have been meaning to make a corncake; this is just the recipe I need.
rosita vargas
Exquisita receta de choclos me encanta ,me gusta bastabnte el choclo,estoy encantada con tu cocina,me quedo soy chilena y mi cocina es de comida tradicional,gusto en conocerte,cariños y abrazos.
Paol
Estoy intentando hacer esta receta por segunda vez. La primera, le tube que anadir mas azucar, le hacia falta mas para mi gusto y el tiempo de hornear tambien tube que dejar la torta cocinando por hora y media en 350F.
Hoy le puse mas huevos,estoy usando maiz congelado ya desgranado,y mas azucar vamos a ver como me resulta. rica receta pero siento que hay que adicionarle mas tiempo de coccion y azucar.
Erica Dinho
Paol- Todos los hornos son diferentes y alo mejor el mio es mas fuerte.A mi no me gusta que esta torta me quede muy dulce, pero eso es a gusto de cada persona! Gracias por tu comentario.
Susan Hedges
After you put the corn in the food processor, how long do you process it? Do you pulse it or run it continually? Just wondering. . . 😉
Patricia
Hola Erica, deli receta me encanta todo lo q tenga q ver con maiz, soy colombiana de Cali y me gustaria Si Tienes la receta de envueltos de choclo. Muchas gracias un fuerte abrazo desde london!
Erica Dinho
https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/colombian-style-wrapped-corn-cakes-envueltos-de-chocolo/
Isa
Hi Erika, did u use yellow or white corns?
Erica Dinho
Yellow corn.
Manu
We’ve made these twice already. They are a winner! I add some cayenne powder to give them a little kick, but I’ve made them without it and with fresh mozzarella, corn kernels from actual corn on the cob (1 cob per cup) and they’ve been a big hit.