Mantecada
Traditional pan dulce mantecadas, prepared in a loaf! Like Mexican pound cake!
Servings 10 Servings
Equipment
- loaf pan or cupcake mold
Ingredients
- 1 cup pork lard, vegetable shortening, coconut oil(softened) or unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar 225 grams
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 3-4 tsps vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tbsps baking powder 15 grams
- Pinch of salt
- 2 cups all purpose flour 300 grams
- 1/3 cup plus 3 tbsps milk at room temperature
- Zest of 1 large orange
- READ THE NOTES FOR THE CHOCOLATE VERSION!
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 380 degrees F.
- Spray the loaf pan or cupcake mold with baking spray. Set aside.
- In the bowl of the stand mixer, add all of the ingredients, minus the milk and orange zest. Using the whip attachment, whip the ingredients at medium/high speed for 2-4 minutes until smooth looking.
- Mix in the milk and continue mixing for another 2 minutes or until batter looks very thick. On low mix in the orange zest.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Gently pound pan with batter on counter. Transfer to oven on middle rack. Bake for 28-35 minutes or until knife comes out clean from the center and mantecada looks golden brown. Let cool slightly before removing from mold. Slice and enjoy!
Notes
If using cupcake mold, fill only 3/4 of the way up. Using paper liners will make clean up easy. I have tried this recipe with all butter for a chocolate version and it was delicious!
To prepare the chocolate version, subtract 1/4c of the all purpose flour and replace it with 1/4 c of cocoa powder for baking. Also mix in 10 grams of finely crushed mexican chocolate to the dry ingredients. To bring out the flavors of the chocolate more, I mix in 1 full tablespoon of instant coffee dissolved in 1 tbsp of hot water. You will use all butter for this one! This yields 17-18 cupcakes. Bake at 350 degrees for about 22-23 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from center of cupcake. Top with a few chocolate chips, some crushed Mexican chocolate, while cupcakes are hot, and sprinkle on some colored sugar sprinkles.