Recipes · Brazilian · Cakes

Bolo de Fubá

One serving has 346 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (41%), selenium (29%), riboflavin (29%), thiamin (23%), calcium (22%) and folate (20%). Ready in 60 minutes.

Bolo de Fubá
Photo: Túllio F, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 45 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (122 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 10 g Butter, unsalted
  • 20 g Sugar
  • 20 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 0.3 g Vanilla extract
  • 20 g Cornmeal, yellow
  • 15 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 1.5 g Baking powder
  • 30 g Milk, whole
  • 5 g Parmesan cheese

Method

  1. Makes 1 slice; multiply by 12 for a whole cake. Cream the butter and sugar, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
  2. Mix in the cornmeal, flour, and baking powder, alternating with the milk, until you have a smooth batter; fold in the grated Parmesan.
  3. Pour into a greased cake tin, scaled up to a full batch, and bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for 35-40 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
  4. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes before turning out and slicing.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy346 kcal16%
Carbohydrates49.5 g
Water49 mL
Fiber1.2 g4%
Protein8.3 g17%
Tryptophan0.1 g
Threonine0.3 g
Isoleucine0.38 g
Leucine0.8 g
Lysine0.49 g
Methionine0.21 g
Cystine0.14 g
Phenylalanine0.44 g
Tyrosine0.34 g
Valine0.49 g
Histidine0.23 g
Fat12.7 g
Monounsaturated3.8 g
Polyunsaturated1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.76 g
Saturated7 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol102 mg
Calcium220 mg22%
Copper0.06 mg7%
Iron2.1 mg12%
Magnesium18.1 mg6%
Manganese0.15 mg8%
Phosphorus287 mg41%
Potassium120 mg3%
Selenium15.8 µg29%
Sodium221 mg
Zinc0.76 mg10%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.25 mg23%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.32 mg29%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.9 mg14%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.57 mg11%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.09 mg7%
Folate (vitamin B9)80.8 µg20%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.39 µg16%
Choline67.4 mg16%
Vitamin A127 µg18%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)32.6 IU5%
Vitamin E0.53 mg4%
Vitamin K0.98 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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