The Best Moist Sweet Cornbread

By danyell923

This is more like a cake it's so moist and light, you may want to add in some green chilies or shredded cheddar cheese --- for a less sweeter taste reduce sugar to 1/2 cup --- this is very good!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (optional add in for heat)
• 1 1/4 cups half-and-half cream or 1 1/4 cups milk
• 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/3 cup oil (use vegetable or olive oil)
• 4 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 (10 ounce) can corn kernels, well drained

Preparation

Step 1

1 Set oven to 350 degrees F. 2 Set oven rack to second-lowest position. 3 Butter an 8 x 8-inch square baking dish. 4 In a large bowl mix together flour with sugar, cornmeal, baking powder and salt. 5 In another bowl whisk together half and half cream or milk, eggs, oil and melted butter; add to the flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined. 6 Mix in canned corn niblets. 7 Transfer to baking dish. 8 Bake for 35 minutes or until the the cake tests done.