In Mexico, a quesadilla is more like what we think of as a grilled cheese sandwich, but with tortillas instead of bread. In Guatemala, these sweet little cheese things are like buttery cupcakes, and they are baked as special-occasion treats for children who've had a good report card or lost a tooth.
· Cakes are best eaten the day they are made. · Cakes can also be baked in lined mini-muffin pans for 30 minutes; recipe yields 30 mini muffins.
Recipe information
Total Time
1 1/4 hr
Yield
Makes 9 (snack or dessert) muffins
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Line muffin cups.
Step 2
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
Step 3
Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in cheese. Mix in flour mixture at low speed until just combined.
Step 4
Divide among nine muffin cups (a slightly rounded 1/4-cup batter each). Bake until pale golden and a wooden pick inserted in center of a cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on a rack 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack and cool to warm.
