This lovely breakfast cake graced our Sunday morning table. Served warm with butter, it was outstanding. If you are like me, I have always placed cornbread in the savory category of foods, however with chocolate chips, it is the perfect coffee companion.
I recently found this recipe in an old issue of Gourmet Magazine. I must admit I do miss that publication, however I found a stack of about five old issues I had never looked at, what a score.
After the Cornmeal-Blueberry Scones, I wasn’t done with cornmeal and craved something else, well…”corny”.
Anyways, this little cake is moist with the perfect layers of sweetness. I was given an all around thumbs up for this one. I guarantee you will too, give it a try.
Sift and whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
Stir in chocolate chips.
In a medium bowl, mix together milk, oil and eggs.
Add milk mixture to the dry ingredients; stir just enough to blend. Pour into a 9 x 5 x 3 metal loaf pan that has been coated with nonstick cooking spray. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 35 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Invert carefully onto a cooling rack. Cool slightly.
Slice and serve warm with lots of butter.
Chocolate Chip Cornbread Breakfast Cake
Adapted from Gourmet Magazine
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate chips
1 cup whole milk
1/4 cup canola oil
2 large eggs
Sift and whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Stir in chocolate chips.
In a medium bowl, mix together milk, oil and eggs. Add milk mixture to the dry ingredients; stir just enough to blend. Pour into a 9 x 5 x 3 metal loaf pan that has been coated with nonstick cooking spray. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 35 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Invert carefully onto a cooling rack. Cool slightly.
Slice and serve warm with lots of butter.
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pam says
This is an unusual take on cornbread!
Katrina says
My mom’s favorite corn bread is almost more like a dessert cake and is so good. I can only imagine how much better it is with chocolate chips! Sounds good to me!
Kate says
How wonderful combining two things I love: cornbread and chocolate chips! And serving them for breakfast, which is even better.
Cheryl says
More like a breakfast, lunch and dinner cake, if you ask me… 😉
Mental P Mama says
You and all this cornbread are going to kill me. I swear.
Julie says
When I was a kid we would break up left over corn bread, put it in a glass, and pour milk over it. I’ll bet this would be amazing like that!
Lindsey Petersen says
Oh, my GOD that looks so great! Makes me hungry!!!
dawn says
Now that is cornbread I need to taste!
Lisa says
Fabulous idea! I would have never thought to put chocolate chips in cornbread but now I wonder how I could not. I will be trying this soon.
gfe--gluten free easily says
Oooh, I love you being in this “corny” mood, Cathy! 😉 I’ve made cornmeal pound cake before that was terrific and great cornmeal cookies, but never combined cornmeal with chocolate. YUM!
Thank you!
Shirley
nina says
I love the nutty taste of cornmeal so I am definitely not finished experimenting with it. My children will be smiling all the way to school with a slice or 2 of this bread in their tum-tums!!!
Sook says
Mmmmm Yes, I want this for breakfast every morning. 🙂
Laura says
One more food I want to be alone with.
HoneyB says
Looks great! I love that melted butter on top!
Jennifer says
I would have never thought to put chocolate chips in corn bread. I am so making this!
Alta says
Oh, I love that this is just barely sweet, with only 1/4 c sugar. I would love this for breakfast. Yum.
Year on the Grill says
Oh my… so good looking!
Mary says
That is a fine looking breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between cake with chocolate chips:-).
Spinach Tiger says
Now this is something very different. I”m sure great. Gourmet Magazine is greatly missed. I’m glad I have a stack of them.
June says
Oh man, you’re killing me. This looks delicious – wonder how well it would keep in my “hidey hole” cause I’d have to keep it away from the big guy or I wouldn’t get a crumb! LOL
Cathy at Wives with Knives says
I would never had thought to add chocolate to corn bread. I would love a slice with my morning coffee.
The Italian Dish says
Oh, I love any excuse to get out chocolate chips.
bellini says
More cornmeal, breakfast goodness…count me in.
grace says
excellent way to sneak chocolate into breakfast and delightful vehicle for MORE BUTTER. pretty, too. 🙂
Marjie says
I’m not a fan of chocolate chips, but I have a house full of people who are! I’d surely be adored on a Sunday morning after serving this!
Tammy says
Uhhh, yeah… I will be making this.
lisaiscooking says
This is perfect because I’ve been on a cornmeal kick lately. I’d love to have a slice of this with a cappuccino.
Biz says
Love everything about this dish! I will miss my Gourmet magazine too – but I’ve got plenty more!
Happy Monday – hope all is well with you!
Barbara says
I’m just loving all the things you are doing with cornmeal! Much as this loaf looks wonderful (and I WILL try it), I just read the scone post. My oh my. I’m making that one first!
Liz C. says
I’m thinking you must have gotten a barrel load of cornmeal somewhere, LOL! Another delicious cornmeal dish that isn’t cornbread. Bravo!
Melissa Wheeler says
I love the idea of cornmeal in a chocolate chip bread. I would imagine the crust would have a little crunch. I’ll definitely have to try this some time. Thanks for sharing!
elizabethk says
I adore corn bread – but seriously, this is trouble for me — cornbread WITH chocolate. WHO knew!? Thanks so much for sharing. The corn bread scones were divine!!!
Laurie says
Wow you are on a corn meal kick! I miss Gourmet already too…
Natural Selection says
I think I’ll make a dozen of these, drive oot to a log cabin in the middle of nowhere and eat them one by one so i don’t have to share..man this looks so good!
Debbie says
Looks delicious. I could easily have that for breakfast!
Tami Lyn says
I must have missed this update! This look scrumptious. I might even have all the ingredients on hand 🙂
Rachel the SdOC says
Yum. I love my cornbread on the sweet side rather than the southern tradition of having one with without sugar. Looks great withthe chocolate chips.
straw says
Wow! That’s really mouth-watering! I’ll really have a good morning seeing this on the top of my breakfast table. 🙂 I can’t wait to make this heavenly cornbread! Yummy!
Stacey Snacks says
Cath, I love any cornmeal “cake”.
Chocolate chips? Looks FANTASTIC!
I have to stay away from this recipe, or I would eat the whole loaf!
KAYOLA says
I have missed blogging and your delicious yummy recipes……these look so good…this bread and the scones before ….and I am missing reading you….trying to get my act together….you as ALWAYS are AMAZING!
KC says
Great quick bread! I made it today and it’s just perfect for breakfast (and any other time you want a snack!)
Moist and not too sweet, the cornbread really goes well with chocolate. I subbed butter instead of canola oil and ate it plain.
reno cupcakes says
That cake looks very yummy! Thanks for giving in the recipe.
Gina says
I made this and for some reason the chocolate chips sunk to the bottom of the cake and made it stick.
Any idea what I did wrong?
Gina
what katies baking says
this is so unique! great recipe