![]() an iPhone picture is going to have to do this time. Yes, I forgot to take a picture with my camera. ![]() ![]() "Grass" is smeared on, (buttercream frosting made with coconut milk). Here are most of the ingredients for the coconut cupcake.Īll baked up and ready for some decorating action! It was a great project for Z and I to do together. This is not an original idea, I saw it somewhere and had to copy it. Ah well, it's really cute it'll make up for my procrastination. So it's a few weeks after Easter and I'm just now posting my Easter cupcake. ![]() It really is very light and tasty, it's also pretty refreshing to eat a chilled cake. Mix up some whipped cream "frosting" and slather it onĭon't forget to drizzle some cajeta on top!Įven though the idea of a milk soaked cake may not appeal to you, I encourage you to try it. This is all the different milks mixed up.Īfter poking the cake and dumping the milk all over it, wait a few minutes and it will look like this. This is the sponge cake all baked up and ready for its milk bath. Pour over the top of the cooled cake and let the milk soak in. Pierce cake several times with a fork.Ħ.Combine the whole milk, condensed milk, coconut and evaporated milk together. Pour batter into prepared pan.ĥ.Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Add eggs and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract beat well.Ĥ.Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture 2 tablespoons at a time mix until well blended. Grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking pan.Ģ.Sift flour cinnamon and baking powder together and set aside.ģ.Cream butter or margarine and the 1 cup sugar together until fluffy. This is what it looked like after 20 minutesĪnd finished product (would make a great gift).ġ (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milkġ.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove from the heat, strain through a fine mesh sieve, and set aside keeping warm. Continue to simmer until the mixture thickens to the consistency and color of maple syrup, about 20 minutes. Bring to a brisk simmer, stirring frequently, until the mixture begins to turn golden brown, about one hour. When the bubbles disappear, return the pan to medium heat. Remove from the heat, add the baking soda, and stir to combine. In a large saucepan, bring the milk, sugar, and cinnamon stick to a simmer, stirring frequently. Let's explain this in pictures, shall we?Ģ quarts goats' milk (or whole milk if you must)ġ/2 teaspoon baking soda, dissolved in 1 tablespoon water Cuatro leches basically translates to 4 milks and cajeta is a cinnamon caramel sauce. Before you ask "what the heck is that?" I'll explain it. Although my first idea was to make margaritas, I decided on a cuatro leches cake with cajeta. I told you I'm back tracking, right? We went to a gathering at a friends house for Cinco de Mayo, which is a big deal for Americans and not so much for Mexicans lol. Once you top it with frosting, no one can tell )Īnd here's the birthday boy enjoying his cupcake. I got tired at the end and didn't spread all the way over like I should have. When baked they should come out looking something like this. Okay so I forgot to take a picture of the actual layering process but you just take a spoonful and spread it with your finger (dipped in water). DO NOT USE LIQUID FOOD COLORING (that stuff is nasty). Here's the batter, seperated in bowls, ready for color gel. I went with a vanilla cupcake, although I'm sure you could do yellow or coconut or lemon or anything light colored. G's favorite color happens to be pink so I ditched the traditional rainbow colors for something that would flow with pink. I'd been wanting to try out the "colorburst cupcake" that I've seen on the 'net for years and this was my chance. The party had no theme so I got to make the call as to what to bake. I was asked to make cupcakes for Zekie's friend, G's 3rd birthday party.
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