Tres' Leches Cake

I've made this cake several times.  It's a favorite of my husband, children, and just about everyone who's tried it.  It is a Mexican dessert meaning 'three milks.' 

Tres' Leches Cake

1 box yellow cake mix (prepared according to package directions in a 9x13 pan)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 can evaporated milk
1/2 cup milk (any percentage)
1 container cool whip (or fresh whipped cream)

Prepare & bake cake in a 9x13 pan and allow to cool.
When cooled take a fork and poke holes all over the cake.
Mix up the 3 milks in a bowl.
Pour this all over the cake.
Refrigerate for a couple of hours.  You could even do this over night if you choose.
This allows the milk mixture to soak up in the cake.
Next ice your cake with cool whip.
Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

It might sound strange to have a sort-of soggy cake, but trust me it's delicious!


To make it even more traditional you could top it with some toasted coconut & a cherry.

Flour Tortillas

I must confess I usually buy tortillas. However, on occasion I will make them from scratch.  They really are really tasty & my husband and son love them homemade. 

 Ingredients:
3 cups all purpose flour
5 T. lard or shortening
1 tsp. salt
1 to 1 1/4 cups warm water

In a big bowl put the flour, lard, & salt. Now with your hand dig in and crumble it all together like if you were making biscuits or a pie crust. The goal is to get the shortening into the flour in tiny little pieces. (I forgot to take a picture of this but you get the idea)

Then add in 1 cup warm water. Mix and then knead with your hand.  If there is a lot of flour in the bowl add a little more water. It will be a fairly stiff dough. But most of the flour should come off the sides of the bowl.--you can see that in the below picture of the just tiny bit of dough on the sides of the bowl.
Now bread this up into little balls and flatten them out a little 'below'.  Cover this with a towel and allow to rest for 10 minutes.

Dough rounds

 

After 10 minutes roll out your tortillas.  1 or 2 at a time.

Cook on a hot cast iron griddle or pan for about 1 minute on each side.

 

See the bubbles here.  This is what you are looking for. Then you know your pan is hot enough.

Flip and cook on the other side.  See the little golden marks.  This is GOOD!

 

As you cook them put them in a tortilla warmer or on a plate covered with a towel to keep warm until serving. 

Yummy!