Tres Leches Cake is a popular dessert originating from Central America. Its a dessert composed of a simple sponge cake that is soaked in three different types of milk: evaporated milk, condensed milk, and half and half. I have eaten this cake many times, but I have never actually made it myself. I am a lucky girl though because I have a husband who makes a killer tres leches and is kind enough to share his secret recipe on the blog. The process of photographing this recipe was definitely an ...
all purpose flour
Simple flaky and tender butter pie crust
Pie crust has to be one of the simplest and easiest things to make at home. Everyone should try their hand at making pie crust; once you do you will never buy frozen supermarket pie crust ever again. Frozen supermarket pie crust contains ingredients such as benzoate, propionate, and beta carotene. Do you know the purpose of these ingredients? I sure don’t. This homemade pie crust recipe only has 3 basic ingredients: flour, butter, and water. All of which you can pronounce. I am aware ...
Coco brownies with chocolate chunks
It is strange to write a post about brownies because a few years back I wouldn't even eat them. It is a shocker for many people because let's face it who doesn't love brownies. But for me, there was absolutely nothing enticing about eating a brownie. I just found them to be too sweet and at times too rich. By now you are probably thinking there is something wrong with me. Well while I am not perfect, I am happy to report that I have had a change of heart about brownies. About four years ...