Name: Cheesecake Factory Corn Cakes Recipe
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For Salsa Verde; 2 tomatillos; 4 oz mild green chilies; 1 green onion; 2 tbsp fresh cilantro; 1¼ tsp granulated sugar; ¼ tsp ground cumin; ¼ tsp salt; 1 pinch ground black pepper; For Tomato Salsa; 2 medium tomatoes; 1 tbsp minced onion; 1 tbsp fresh cilantro; ¼ tsp lime juice; ½ small Jalapeno; 1 dash salt; 1 dash ground black pepper; For Southwestern Sauce; ½ cup mayonnaise; 1 tsp white vinegar; 1 tsp water; ¾ tsp granulated sugar; ½ tsp chili powder; ¼ tsp paprika; 1 pinch Cayenne pepper; 1 pinch onion powder; 1 dash salt; 1 dash garlic powder; For Tamale Corn Cakes; 1½ cups sweet corn

How To Make Cheesecake Factory Corn Cakes

These corn cakes are moist and host a variety of flavors. It is topped with sauce and two types of salsa. Read on and make these corn cakes like Cheesecake Factory.

Preparation: 1 hour

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 1 hour 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Salsa Verde

2tomatillosdiced
4ozmild green chiliesdrained and diced
1green onionminced
2tbspfresh cilantrominced
1¼tspgranulated sugar
¼tspground cumin
¼tspsalt
1pinchground black pepper

For Tomato Salsa

2mediumtomatoes
1tbspminced onion
1tbspfresh cilantrominced, divided
¼tsplime juice
½smalljalapenoseeded and minced
1dashsalt
1dashground black pepper

For Southwestern Sauce

½cupmayonnaise
1tspwhite vinegar
1tspwater
¾tspgranulated sugar
½tspchili powder
¼tsppaprika
1pinchCayenne pepper
1pinchonion powder
1dashsalt
1dashgarlic powder

For Tamale Corn Cakes

1½cups sweet corndivided
½cupbuttersoftened
3tbspsugar
1pinchsalt
½cupcorn masa harina flourcorn flour
2tbspall-purpose flour

For Toppings

¼cupsour cream
½avocadoavocadodiced
2tbspfresh cilantrochopped

Instructions

Salsa Verde

Make the salsa verde by putting the tomatillos, mild green chilies, green onion, fresh cilantro, granulated sugar, ground cumin, salt, and ground black pepper in a food processor for 5 to 10 seconds. Put in the refrigerator to chill.

Tomato Salsa

Put the tomatoes, diced onion, fresh cilantro, lime juice, jalapeno, salt, and ground black pepper in a food processor for 5 to 10 seconds. Put in the refrigerator to chill as well.

Southwestern Sauce

Mix together mayonnaise, white vinegar, water, granulated sugar, chili powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, onion powder, salt, and garlic powder in a small bowl.

Tamale Cakes

Put 1 cup of the frozen corn with the butter, sugar, and salt in a food processor. Blend well.
Move the ingredients to a bowl. Add the cornflour, the remaining corn, and all-purpose flour and blend well.
Measure ¼ cup portions of the mixture and form it into patties with your hands. Add 2 tablespoons of canola oil to a pan and heat onto medium-high.
Cook the patties for 3 to 5 minutes or until browned, flip and continue to cook until all sides are browned.
Place all the cakes on a warmed serving platter. Add a spoonful of the salsa verde and pico de gallo salsa.
Garnish with diced avocado, the Southwestern sauce, cilantro, and a dollop of sour cream.