New England Spider Cake
★★★★★
PREP TIME
15 minutes
COOK TIME
45 minutes
SERVES
8
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
1 splash
maple syrup, for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F. Combine the milk and vinegar in a bowl and set aside to sour (wait 5 to 10 minutes—you'll see the milk get lumpy).
- 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.
- Melt butter in a 10- or 12-inch cast-iron skillet. Pour in the batter. Pour cream into center, then slide the skillet into the oven and bake until golden brown on top, about 45 minutes.
- Slice into wedges and serve warm, with maple syrup if you'd like.
