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Bolo de fubá
Cornmeal cake
Bolo de fubá: simple Brazilian cornmeal cake with fennel seed, from Minas Gerais and São Paulo farm kitchens
BrazilianOn farms in Minas Gerais and the interior of São Paulo, a golden cornmeal cake comes out of the oven most afternoons to go with a strong cafezinho, and it is still the cake grandmothers bake when visitors arrive. Fine fubá gives a soft, slightly grainy crumb with a sweet corn flavour, and a pinch of fennel seed, called erva-doce, adds a gentle aniseed note. It is a blender-and-bowl recipe with no creaming. Chef's tip: keep the oven door shut for the first 25 minutes, as this cake sinks easily.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 10
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 8 oz sugar
- 7 oz fine cornmeal (fubá)
- 3 ½ oz plain flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 22 cm ring or bundt tin with the 1 tbsp butter and flour, for the tin and dust with flour.
3 minStep 2: Blend the 3 eggs, 1 cup milk, ½ cup vegetable oil and 8 oz sugar for 2 minutes until pale and foamy.
2 minStep 3: Pour into a bowl and whisk in the 7 oz fine cornmeal (fubá), 3 ½ oz plain flour and 1 pinch salt until smooth. Gently fold in the 1 tbsp baking powder and 1 tsp fennel seeds.
3 minStep 4: Pour into the tin and bake for 35–40 minutes. Opening the door before 25 minutes is the classic mistake that makes it sink. It is ready when golden, springy and a skewer comes out clean.
40 minStep 5: Cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack.
10 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 300 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 42 g
- Fat
- 13 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does bolo de fubá take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 10 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
- What can I use instead of milk?
- Oat, soy or almond milk, same amount (use unsweetened for savoury dishes).
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