Mantecada

✅ Easy to make

Mantecada is more of a cake but we enjoy it for breakfast with coffee, it is a delicious light sponge made with yellow maize flour and lots of butter, so delicious!

Here are the ingredients you will need:

• 140g flour
• 50g yellow maize flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 30g erythritol (can sub for caster sugar)
• 150g light butter
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 50ml milk

Method

1. Using an electric whisker, cream the butter and sugar together until it is very soft, add the eggs one by one while still whisking
2. In a separate container, mix the flour, yellow maize flour, baking powder and salt
3. Add 1/2 of the dry ingredients and mix until well incorporated, add the milk slowly and finally add the rest of the dry ingredients
4. Add the mix to a greased tin and bake for 30-35 mins at 180c, before removing check the cake is fully cooked
5. Let cool and enjoy!

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Mantecada

Author: Alex Botting Cooking Method: Bakes Cuisine: Latin American Courses: Breakfast, Snacks

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V Vegetarian

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• 140 g flour
• 50 g yellow maize flour
• ¹⁄₂ tsp baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 30 g erythritol (can sub for caster sugar)
• 150 g light butter
• 3 eggs
• ¹⁄₂ tsp vanilla extract
• 50 ml milk

Instructions

1. Using an electric whisker, cream the butter and sugar together until it is very soft, add the eggs one by one while still whisking
2. In a separate container, mix the flour, yellow maize flour, baking powder and salt
3. Add 1/2 of the dry ingredients and mix until well incorporated, add the milk slowly and finally add the rest of the dry ingredients
4. Add the mix to a greased tin and bake for 30-35 mins at 180c, before removing check the cake is fully cooked
5. Let cool and enjoy!

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