It is mum’s first Friday in Melbourne. I bought some really nice whiting from South Melbourne market and made a mushroom pesto pasta with pan fried whiting. There was an initial plan to make prune and chocolate brownie but the quesadilla cake that I tried at Los Latinos has been playing in my head. Need to bake it and get it out of my system. This is the first time that I am making anything El Salvadorian. It seems simple enough and the main ingredient is the Parmesan cheese. Is this authentic?
Quesadilla mixture
The recipe is taken from Epicurious.
Ingredients:
- 240g of flour
- 1tsp of baking powder
- 1/4tsp pinch of salt
- 120g of unsalted butter
- 100g of sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 20g of finely grated parmesan cheese
- 1 tsp of untoasted sesame seeds
Method:
- Preheat oven to 200C with rack in middle. Line bottom and sides of pan with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat butter and sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale, about 1 minute. Beat in eggs, sour cream, and cheese.
- Reduce speed to low and mix in milk. Add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
- Transfer batter to pan and smooth top. Sprinkle with sesame seeds (if using). Bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.
- Cool to warm in pan, 20 to 30 minutes. Turn cake out onto a rack. Serve cake slightly warm or at room temperature.
I actually halved this portion and filled the mixture in silicon bowls and baked them in 180C for about 30mins. It worked!
Quesadilla cake
Don’t they look so adorable! They keep well in air tight container for about 3 days.
Quesadilla cake
I need to confess. I added more milk than required but it still ended up great and so super moist even after a couple of days. Of course, it is best eaten the same day. I will definitely make it again. So quick, easy and delicious!
Any other El Salvadorian dishes to recommend please?
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I like the look of this. So cute!
leaf (the indolent cook) recently posted..mochi milk cookies – biscuits
they look like chinese tea cup cakes minus the green colouring!
more milk is good !!! =) although being mildly lactose intolerant… so much cheese and milk in the one go… hm, might not be such a good idea HAHA.
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These look so pretty, moist and delicious…mmm
MaryMoh recently posted..Palm Sugar Gula Melaka Chicken
Looks cute, Penny! Does it taste somewhat like muffins or like the Chinese ‘fatt kou’?
More like sponge cake
Oh, I’m so glad you made this so quickly after mentioning it in your other review! This is absolutely my kind of cake. Quick, with interesting flavours, and easy to adapt into smaller portions so that I don’t end up eating an entire cake myself in two days
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I could not wait!
I have never heard of this before! These cakes look just delicious…and full of creamy cheesy goodness. This is what I love about visiting your site…you always expand my culinary horizons. Thank you so much for sharing. I hope you have a festive remainder of your week!
Monet recently posted..Spice Cake
oh a really interesting recipe
Not sure how authentic it is, but it looks very moist.
anh recently posted..Quays chocolate and nut petit fours
Oh that looks really interesting! I thought it was going to look quite different-I made a layered cake using tortillas and mince and I thought it was going to look like that!
That was what I thought initially but it turned out to be real cake!
Love this! I am really interested in learning more about south american cuisine.
Heidi xo
SAme here! The food is so honest. My kind of food
This recipe is so simple, yet looks very interesting to eat.
I wanna check this out!!
Please do and let me know what you think
I’ve never seen the likes of these. They sound wonderfully different. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings…Mary
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That was not what I was expecting for a quesadilla cake – but it looks great. So great I doubt it would need the air tight container to put any leftovers in!
I needed that to take it with me to Gippsland. But you are right… not needed!
I was expecting something layered too, haha! Love how simple it is and looks so delicious!
pigpigscorner recently posted..MED@Marché-Live- Renaissance Hotel
These are gorgeous! What a great recipe, I will have to watch out for any suggested el salvador dishes to go with them YUM
Very pretty cake! Love it.
Ellie (Almost Bourdain) recently posted..Cendol Mung Bean Jelly Noodles- Salted Coconut Milk and Palm Sugar & Lime Granita
Oh how interesting! And very cute too =)
angie recently posted..Willy Wonker Factory aka Georgious Confectionery 25th September
These cakes look adorable and they sound so tasty too! I’ve actually tried to make this cake once and ended up in a rare kitchen disaster
looks like I need to try again soon.
Ooh, delicious, and super cute to boot.
love this post! your quesadilla looks much cuter than the typical ones, haha, and very fluffy and moist and rich too! Wish I was visiting! Buzzed ya and am now following!! Would be thrilled to have you as a follower of my El Salvador cooking blog too!! Just did recipe on Salvadoran Tamales for the new year. Have a great one!
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