Recipe - Pattys Cake

1 cup Cornmeal;yellow or white
Preferably stone ground,plus
More for preparing pan
One half cup Flour
1 One half teaspoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Salt
1 cup Sugar
One fourth cup Oil;plus more for preparing
Pan
2 tablespoon Butter;softened
2 Eggs;large plus
2 Egg whites
One half cup Yogurt;nonfat plain
1 One half tablespoon Lemon;zest grated
1 tablespoon Lemon juice,fresh
One half teaspoon Lemon extract
1 cup Berries;fresh or frozen,
Strawberries,blueberries,or
Raspberries
One fourth cup Black currant liqueur,such
As Creme de Cassis

Line bottom of 10" round cake pan with parchment or wax paper.Lightly oil
pan an dust with cornmeal,shaking out excess.. Sift together
cornmeal,flour,baking powder and salt in medium bowl and set aside.. Whisk
togethersugar,oil and butter in large mixing bowl until well combined.Add
eggs and egg whites,one at a time,stirring until just combined.Stir
together yogurt,lemon zest,lemon juice,and lemon extract in small bowl.Fold
in dry ingredients until just combined.Do not overmix.. Spoon batter into
prepared pan and smooth top with rubber spatula.Bake at 350~F until cake is
golden and wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean,about 40
minutes.Cool cake on rack 10 minutes.Invert cake onto platter,peel off
paper and cool completely.( Cake can be made ahead to this point and
refrigerated,wrapped in plastic,up to 3 days.) Toss berries with black
currant liqueur.Cut cake into wedges and serve topped with berries.Makes 12
servings.

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