I’m currently addicted to the one at Spikes Cake Shop in Pomona. I cut them up into 1/2” slices, crisp them up with butter in a frying pan and top with ice cream. I copied it from a dessert I had in Los Cabos. It is sweet with a rich corn flavor.
I have tried a few versions from street vendors and believe it or not the Starbucks in Mexico has a good version. But they don’t hit quite like the version at Spikes.
But where else has amazing pan de elote?
Sounds like me in 40 years ago in New York. Did the same with the NY Style corn muffins all the time, without the Ice Cream though.
This is handy and right by my office. Any other vetted items that are treat-worthy to surprise my team with?
Cheesecake (in the case with the pan, not the refrigerated ones)
Conchas
Conchas with sugar
Tres leches (amazing)
Coconut pan (don’t know the name but it is a round mound glazed with coconut around the edge)
Edit: here is what they look like. Forgive my ignorance as I don’t know what they are called.
Bean and cheese burrito
Surely there are more gems but they have so much selection that it is hard to try them all. I asked the worker which ones were her favorite. Sometimes it gets crowded in the mornings.
I know very little about pan de elote, including whether it is or isn’t the same as pan de maiz, but I really enjoyed the pan de maiz at Gusto in Long Beach.
