Blueberry Cornmeal Cake With Buttermilk Sabayon Recipes

BLUEBERRY CORNMEAL UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix all-purpose flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Cream together butter and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition. Add sour cream and vanilla; combine until smooth. Add flour mixture and mix until incorporated. Set aside.
• Divide butter between two 9-inch cast iron pans; melt over medium-low heat, about 1 minute. Add 1/2 of the brown sugar to each pan; cook until butter and sugar begin to bubble, 2 to 3 minutes. Divide blueberries between the two pans and remove from stove top.
• Divide cornmeal batter between the pans; place each on a sheet pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes.
• Let cool slightly, about 15 minutes. Run a knife around the outer edges of each cake and invert onto a cutting board for slicing.

BLUEBERRY CORNMEAL CAKE WITH BUTTERMILK SABAYON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan.
• In a bowl, stir together the berries, orange juice, orange zest, and cinnamon. Spread the berry mixture evenly in the buttered pie pan.
• In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.
• In another bowl, with handheld electric beaters, beat the butter until smooth. Add the sugar gradually, beating until blended. By hand, stir in the dry ingredients; the mixture will be crumbly. Gradually stir in the milk. Dollop the batter over the berries, then use an offset spatula or knife to spread the batter in an even layer that covers the berries.
• Put the pie plate on a rimmed baking sheet. Pour the boiling water evenly over the batter. Bake until the cake is firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool until just warm.
• For the buttermilk sabayon: Combine the egg yolks, sugar, and buttermilk in the top of a double boiler or in a stainless steel bowl that fits over the top of a saucepan. Set over a saucepan of simmering water; the double boiler top or bowl should not touch the water. Whisk constantly by hand or with electric beaters until the mixture doubles in volume, thickens, and is hot to the touch, about 10 minutes. Cool the mixture in an ice bath.
• Whip the cream and vanilla to firm peaks. Fold into the cooled egg mixture. Chill, covered, until ready to use.
• Cut the warm cake into wedges and serve with a dollop of sabayon.