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Presenting:

The best cake you'll ever make !!!

Some of you may already know that I  LOVE  LOVE  LOVE  to bake....
 
After almost 9 years here in Santa Fe, I have finally discovered Tres Leches Cake,
 Tres Leches meaning 3 milks....apparently it is a Mexican favorite.
 
I baked my very first one last weekend and it is without a doubt THE BEST CAKE I have ever baked and that's saying a lot because I have done a lot of baking over the last 35 years.
 
I wanted to share the recipe JUST IN CASE some of you were inclined to bake it.
 
A few notes...It is VERY rich and not something you'd make all the time.
It is also certain misery for lactose intolerant folks.
 
BUT....if you like white cakes (like me) and if you LOVE vanilla (like me) this is a KILLER cake.
 
To top it all off, it is so EASY to make!!!!

And to quote one of my good friends in North Carolina...it is so good it'll make your tongue slap your brain...she always cracked me up saying that when I cooked or baked for her in the past. (She shared a KILLER recipe for the BEST barbecue beans with me that you'll ever taste. 
Write to me if you're interested in THAT recipe)
 
The only tip I have for making this cake is to make the initial batter in a large bowl because you will need to fold in 9 stiff egg whites and that is a LOT and you'll need a large bowl to accommodate it all, but it makes the cake unbelievably good!!!!
 
You didn't know I was such a little Susie homemaker, huh???

Try this cake for the next pot luck or family get together,
you'll be the star of the show!!!
 
 
Happy Baking!!!!!
 
Hugs and love,
 
Claudia
 

Tres Leches Cake

 

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups white sugar

9 egg yolks

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups cake flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup milk

9 egg whites

1 teaspoon cream of tartar

 

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

 

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1 cup white sugar

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Sift together the flour and baking powder. Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk; beat well after each addition. In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until whites form stiff peaks. Gently fold the egg whites into the cake batter using a rubber spatula. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

In a small bowl, stir together the 2 cups heavy cream, evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk. Pour the mixture over the cake.

Combine the second 2 cups heavy cream and sugar, beat till stiff, spread over soaked cake.

                           Refrigerate cake until ready to serve.


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Click here to download the printable recipe
Speaking of  FUN  STUFF....

(Good thing Stephen has a GREAT sense of humor!)

"The Sexiest Man Alive" People Magazine issue from last fall.....

Matt Damon my BUTT!!!

One old promotional shot of Stephen's and a very talented friend with Adobe Photoshop later...

YUP! That's him!

The sexiest man alive, Stephen Inoue

:)

Claudia's FAVORITE joke:

A man comes home from work to find his wife seductively dressed.
"Honey," she purrs, "tie me up and you can do ANYTHING you want".....

He ties her up and goes golfing....

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In case you didn't know...Stephen is an AVID golfer and on the weekends I would be what could be classified as a Golf Widow.
It's not all bad though, since we spend all week together working.

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