Dominican Arepa [Recipe + Video] Cornmeal and Coconut Cake
Dominican arepa is a flavorful, spiced sweet cornmeal and coconut cake. While the name is common throughout Latin America, 'arepa' is a name reserved in the DR for the cake we all know and love.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine Dominican, Latino
Keyword arepa cake, cornmeal cake, torta cibaeña
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 55 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 8servings
Calories 793kcal
Author Clara Gonzalez
Ingredients
4tablespoonssalted butter (1 will be used for greasing the pan)
Stir the batter with a spatula and pour into a 3 quart [3 lt] cooking pot and heat on the stove over medium heat, stirring constantly to avoid sticking.When it breaks the boil, lower the heat and continue stirring until it thickens enough that if you scoop up a spoonful and you flip the spoon upside down it does not fall. Remove the cinnamon sticks.
4. Baking
Pour the batter into the greased pan or pot, and bake in a preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until it is golden brown on top.Remove from the oven.
5. Serving
Let it cool down to room temperature before removing it from the pan.Serve with your preferred hot drink.
Video
Notes
Do not attempt to remove from the mold until it has cooled completely.