
Prepare the Bundt Pan
Butter and flour every ridge and the center tube so the cake releases cleanly later.

Fine yellow cornmeal lends a little warmth and texture to this buttery, tender Bundt cake. Its simple vanilla crumb is lovely plain with coffee or topped with berries and whipped cream.
This Golden Cornmeal Bundt Cake is buttery, tender, and lightly golden with just enough cornmeal to give the crumb a little warmth and texture! Beautiful served plain or dressed up with berries and whipped cream, it’s the kind of simple old-fashioned cake that feels just as right beside afternoon coffee as it does on a holiday dessert table.

I always grease the Bundt pan more than seems necessary because those pretty little grooves have a habit of holding onto cake if you rush things. The cornmeal gives this cake a warmth regular butter cakes don’t quite have, especially with coffee in the afternoon.

Butter and flour every ridge and the center tube so the cake releases cleanly later.

Whisk together cake flour, fine-ground yellow cornmeal, baking powder, and salt.

Beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, then add the eggs one at a time and mix in the vanilla.

Add the dry mixture and milk in stages, beginning and ending with the dry mixture.

Fill the prepared pan, tap out large air pockets, and bake until deeply golden and set through the center.

Fine yellow cornmeal lends a little warmth and texture to this buttery, tender Bundt cake. Its simple vanilla crumb is lovely plain with coffee or topped with berries and whipped cream.
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12 slices — Serving size: 1 slice
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