A delicious and moist Mexican cake made with fresh sweet corn kernels and sweetened with condensed milk. A traditional recipe from the state of Jalisco.
Prep
20 min
Cook
35 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
8 earss sweet white corn
, husked
1.75 cups softened butter
, plus more for baking dish
5 eggs
1
, 14 ounce
0.5 cups milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
, plus additional for dusting
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
0.25 teaspoons salt
Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch cake pan. Chill in freezer.
2
Cut kernels from ears of corn with a sharp knife. Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
3
Combine eggs, condensed milk, whole milk, and corn kernels in a blender; blend until smooth. Transfer egg mixture to a bowl with butter and mix well.
4
Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt into a large bowl. Add egg mixture and mix well to combine.
5
Remove cake pan from freezer. Grease and flour again. Pour batter into prepared pan.
6
Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove from tin and cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition per serving
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