Since I'm finally back online, finally, finally, I am posting the recipe for one of my favorite desserts.
I know, I know, the Super Bowl, but all the teams I would have rooted for got knocked off during the playoffs, so this one was kinda *shrug* there.
It was just ok for me, dawg.
So, this is a two-part recipe. Bear in mind it's a dessert; it's not supposed to be healthy.
First, the ingredients. For the cream sauce:
1 1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sweetened condensed milk (Eagle brand!)
1 cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract (not the fake stuff, either.)
1 tablespoon Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum
And, for the cake:
5 large eggs, separated
1/3 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
First, butter a 13x9 cake pan fairly generously, and pre-heat the oven to 350.
Beat 3/4 cup of the sugar and the egg yolks together until they're light, and then fold in the milk, vanilla, flour, baking powder, and spices except for the cream of tartar.
Beat the egg yolks into soft peaks, adding the cream of tartar gradually. Once the cream of tartar is entirely mixed in, beat in the rest of the sugar gradually, continuing to beat the egg whites until they mixture is firm but not dry.
Fold the egg white mixture into the yolk mixture. Pour the resulting batter into the buttered cake pan, and bake 30-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool completely. Pierce it all over with a fork, so that it's well-ventilated, but take care not to tear it up.
While the cake cools, combine the cream sauce ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk briskly until completely blended. Pour the cream sauce over the cake until it is fully absorbed. You can serve immediately, or refrigerate it.
I would top it with whipped cream, and maybe some shredded coconut (if you like coconut. I do, some don't.)
This, by the way, is a variation (mine, thanks) on a classic Hispanic dish, "pastel de tres leches," or "three milk cake."
Rich? Oh, hell, yes. But then, you're not eating dessert to skinny up, are ya, tubby?
Enjoy, y'all.
