Sweet Mexican corn cake (pastel de elote)

Don’t get this corn cake mixed up with the more common American cornbread – Mexico's pastel de elote is loaded with fresh corn and sweetened with condensed milk. The resulting cake possesses a dense, moist texture not dissimilar to bread pudding. The juicier the corn kernels, the more custardy your cake will be – sometimes even forming a silky layer on the bottom.