Saturday, September 12, 2009

Tres Leches cake

I have had Tres Leches before and it is divine. But, all of the ones I have had are very cakey and fall apart easily. This one is very dense, holds the milk well and is simply the best cake I have ever had. It has quickly become one of the staple desserts that I make whenever we have company. Not the easiest of cakes to make, but delicious!



Cake:

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups white sugar

9 eggs seperated

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 cup milk

1 tsp cream of tartar



In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 9 egg yolks one at a time. Stir in vanilla.

In a seperate bowl, sift flour and baking powder. Add with milk to egg mixture, alternating flour and milk until blended.

In another bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until it forms stiff peaks. Fold in with cake mix until blended.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, or until set in the center.



While cake cools, mix together:

2 cups heavy whipping cream

5oz evaperated milk

14oz sweetened condensed milk



After cake has cooled for about 10 minutes, poke holes throughout the entire cake. (I used bamboo skewers, but anything will work, just make sure you dont break the cake apart while doing it)

Pour milk mixture over cake (you will have about 1/2 cup left over...save it!)

Cover and refridgerate over night or for at least 6 hours.



When it is ready to serve, pour the remaining milk, if any, over the cake. You can top it with cool whip (yuck!) or you can make your own whipped topping

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 cup sugar

beat until desired consistancy

Creamy Crock-Pot Chicken

(I'm apologizing in advance for no photo. I think recipes are better with a picture so you can see how it should turn out, but I didn't take one this time)

This recipe came to me accidentaly. I got a couple recipes for similar dishes from friends, but I did things a little different, plus I was missing a few things so I substituted here and there and it turned out pretty good!

4-6 chicken breasts
1 large can cream of chicken soup
1 envelope zesty italian dressing mix
1 8oz block of cream cheese

mix soup and dry italian dressing mix and pour over chicken in crock-pot. Cook low for 6-8 hours. Shred chicken, turn crock-pot to high and add cream cheese. Stir until blended. Serve over rice.