Fried Hoecakes or Fried Cornbread Fritters

Name: Fried Hoecakes or Fried Cornbread Fritters
Ingredients: 1 cup self-rising cornmeal mix (e.g., White Lily); 1/2 cup yellow self-rising cornmeal (optional, for color and texture) or use 1 ½ cups of the white self-rising cornmeal mix); ½ teaspoon baking powder; 1 large egg; ⅓ cup vegetable oil; 1 1/4 cups buttermilk (add more as needed for a pourable consistency); 1 ½ tablespoons sugar (optional); 3 tablespoons vegetable oil for frying; Butter for spreading on cornbread fritters (optional) Mable Syrup if you are eating them like pancakes. (they are delicious with maple syrup!)