Bared Bacon Cheddar Cornbread Cake¶

Serves	Total Time
12	1.53 hours

Ingredients¶

• some canola oil spray
• some butter flavored oil spray
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup (198 g) sunflower oil
• 1.5 cups (340 g) milk
• 2 boxes cornbread mix
• 2 cups (228 g) sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 pkg fully cooked uncured applewood smoked bacon
• 1 pkg tempeh bacon (alternative)
• 1 pkg (8 oz) mascarpone
• 1 pkg (7.5 oz) crème fraiche
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard

Cookware¶

• 1 oven
• 1 cake pans (8"x8"x2")
• 1 parchment paper
• 1 large mixing bowl
• 1 cooling rack
• 1 paper towels
• 1 mixer bowl
• 1 electric mixer with whip attachment
• 1 cake plate

Instructions¶

Step 1¶

Preheat oven to {350%°F}.

Step 2¶

Prepare 2 cake pans (8"x8"x2") by tracing 2 circles of parchment paper to fit the bottoms. Spray the inside of the cake pans with canola oil spray. Place parchment circles in the pan bottoms and spray over top with butter flavored oil spray. Set aside.

Step 3¶

In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs, sunflower oil, and milk.

Step 4¶

Add cornbread mix and stir until moistened, being careful not to overmix.

Step 5¶

Fold in shredded sharp cheddar cheese.

Step 6¶

Divide batter between prepared cake pans. Place on center rack of oven and bake for 35 minutes (test centers with a toothpick). Remove cornbread and let cool in pans for 10 minutes.

Step 7¶

Run a knife around the inside of the pans, flip pans upside down and ease cornbread out onto a cooling rack to cool completely, about 45 minutes.

Step 8¶

While cornbread is cooling, prepare fully cooked uncured applewood smoked bacon according to package stove top directions. Let rest on paper towels to cool completely, then chop bacon into ½-inch pieces. Set aside.

Step 9¶

Add mascarpone, crème fraiche, and Dijon mustard to a mixer bowl. Using an electric mixer with whip attachment, mix on low setting, then gradually increase speed to medium and whip to stiff peaks, about 2 minutes or less.

Step 10¶

Place a dollop of frosting onto cake plate to anchor. Place 1 cornbread cake, top side down, on top and center on plate. Frost and sprinkle with ¼ of chopped bacon.

Step 11¶

Top with second cornbread cake and lightly frost sides of the entire cake. Frost cornbread top with what remains, and pile on remainder of bacon.

Source¶

• Trader Joe's