cheese and black pepper cornbread

Ingredients

• - cooking spray
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 3/4 cups yellow cornmeal
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder, plus 1 teaspoon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 3 - eggs
• 2 1/2 cups 2% reduced fat milk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup canned cream corn
• 1 3/4 cups shredded sharp cheddar or jack cheese
• 1 tablespoon butter (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt (optional)