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Custard Top Cornbread

Custard Top Cornbread is one of Cayman’s popular traditional desserts. You will most likely find this cake available at annual street festivals.

Ingredients:                                               

  • 1 ½ cups Corn Meal
  • 1 ½ cups All Purpose Flour
  • 3 cups White Sugar
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg
  • 2 Eggs
  • 8 cups Coconut Milk (made fresh)
  • 2 tbsp Vanilla
  • 1 ½ tsp Lime Juice
  • 2 tbsp Butter (melted)
  • 1 cup Evaporated Milk
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar

Baking Directions:

Sift together dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, beat eggs with brown sugar, coconut milk and evaporated milk. Combine all ingredients, mix well. Pour into a greased baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours. Let cool completely before cutting.