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Cuatro Leches Cake (Four Milk Cake)


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I’m different.

Some see this as a bad thing, some see it as a good. I see it as what it is. Chances are, you’re pretty different, too, maybe in some of the same ways, maybe in different ones.

Wouldn’t life be boring if we were all stamped out copies of one another.

I’m not putting a question mark at the end of my previous sentence, even though it is technically a question. It is a question meant as a statement, intended to get you to thinking but true enough that it requires no answer.

So I’ll just ignore all of the grammatical rules I was taught in college in lieu of some better ones I just made up on the fly.

I’m cool like that.

Because I said so. Don’t you agree – period. Of course you do.

When I was born, in the hospital, all the other babies came out bald or with heads full of hair that laid down perfectly.

Mine was white as a sheet and stood straight up all over my head. The nurses tried to slick it back with baby oil and that held for a minute or two until PLINK! a small tuft broke free from the oil to stand up again and then PLINK!PLINK!, two more, and then PLINK! PLINK! PLINK! PLINK! PLINK!

And I smiled.

Some say babies don’t smile – but those are usually folks who have a hard time smiling themselves and don’t want to believe that another human, only hours into this world, would do something so much better than they do.

I was born smiling and I haven’t forgotten how to do it, regardless of what life has thrown me.

And life has thrown me things and they’ve been some hard hits, but you don’t hear me talking about them or focusing on them or wallowing in them like some folks do. You don’t even know most of them exist.

Because I’m different.

I’m not different because I want to be or try to be, I’m different because that is who I am. And this world has tried time and again, and it won’t stop trying in the days and years ahead, to make me be like it, but I can’t do that.

Because I’m different.

And when I make Tres Leches , three milk cake, I make Cuatro Leches, Four milk Cake instead. Because I can’t march to the beat of other drums because I can’t even hear those drums over the roar of my own orchestra.

And I know that if three milks are good, four will be even better, especially when that fourth one is caramel.

Don’t you agree.

Again, no question mark.

Gosh I have fun!

Now let’s make a cake…

You’ll need: Heavy Cream, Sweetened Condensed Milk, Evaporated Milk, Caramel Sauce, whipped topping, and a cake mix.

I like Butter Golden but you can use yellow, white, or whatever you have. You could even use chocolate if you want.

Prepare cake mix according to the package directions.

This butter golden mix is fluffier than regular cake mixes but I promise whatever you use will be just fine so trust me and don’t fret. If you’re going to fret over something there are greater causes than cake mix.

Spray a 9×13 pan with baking spray.

Spread cake mix into pan and bake according to directions on the box, making sure to get cake completely done before removing from oven.

We’re gonna put all sorts of good stuff on top of this cake so we don’t want it sinking in the middle.

Here is the finished cake.

Now poke holes all in the top of the cake using either a fork or the end of a wooden spoon or whatever you grab out of the drawer first.

Pour your sweetened condensed milk into a bowl…

Add your other milks

Now I’m using the big can of evaporated milk, so there is a wee bit left in it. Anyone wanna guess what I do with that?

BOTTOM’S UP! I love evaporated milk. It’s also good in coffee

Stir all of that up really good until well blended.

Pour it over the cake.

Give it a few minutes to soak in good.

Let it cool a bit and then spread your caramel over the cake.

Don’t eat it yet.

I know, this seems like a cruel thing to say…

Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Ice with Whipped Topping.

Enjoy!

Cuatro Leches Cake (Four Milk Cake)

Ingredients

  • 1 Box Butter Golden or Yellow Cake mix, prepared in a greased 9×13 pan according to directions
  • 16 ounces caramel
  • 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
  • 12 ounces evaporated milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 16 ounces whipped topping

Instructions

  1. After cake has been prepared according to package directions, poke holes all in the top of it.
  2. Stir together condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream. Pour over hot cake.
  3. Allow cake to cool slightly and milks to be absorbed.
  4. Spread caramel over cooled cake. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  5. Ice cake with whipped topping and serve immediately or cover and return to the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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It is no secret that chocolate and cherry is one of my favorite combinations, so of course I was excited to try this recipe!  The fudge topping is amazing and makes these cookies absolutely delicious!  
Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies
Cookies:
3 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cups butter
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 Tbsp vanilla
12 oz jar maraschino cherries (drained and cut in half)
Fudge Topping:

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 tsp almond extract
In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.  In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.  Add eggs and vanilla and mix well.  Stir in the flour mixture and shape into 1-inch balls.  Press a thumb-sized indentation into each ball and then place a cherry half into the center.  Bake for 8-10 minutes at 350.  Cool.  
Over low heat, melt chocolate chips and mix in the sweetened condensed milk and almond extract.  Once combined, continue stirring over low heat for about 3-4 minutes until mixture is thickened.  Using a spoon, frost each cookie, covering the cherry.  Enjoy!

DULCE DE LECHE CHEESECAKE BARS WITH CHOCOLATE GLAZE!



WHAT A TREAT! EVEN MY 2 YEAR OLD TRIED IT AND SAID, “SO YUMMMMMMY, MOOOORE!”  ENJOY!
For the Crust:
1 cup of graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons melted butter
Preheat
oven to 325F. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square pan with
nonstick foil, leaving an overhang. Stir all ingredients together and
press onto the bottom of the pan. Bake 10 mins and cool on a rack 5
mins.

For the Filling:
1
cup dulce delche (I made mine by pouring one 14-oz can of sweetened
condensed milk into an 8×8 pyrex, cover with foil, place in larger pan
filled halfway with water and bake at 425 for approx 70-90 mins. mine took the full 90 mins.  Cool)

16 ounces room temp cream cheese
½ cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Pour
the dulce onto the cooled crust and spread. Put in fridge while making
the filling. For the filling: beat cream cheese and sugar to blend. Add
eggs and vanilla. Pour filling over
the dulce de leche layer evenly, and bake for 45-55 minutes at 325, or until
the center only slightly jiggles. Remove and cool completely. Chill
in fridge at least 3 hours.
For the Glaze:
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
½ stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into pieces2 teaspoons light corn syrup
Microwave all until smooth. Pour over the cheesecake evenly and chill at least 30 mins.   Drizzle with more chocolate, if desired! Cut into squares!  EASILY DOUBLES IN 9X13 PAN.


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