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Tres Leches Cake For the upcoming Cinco de Mayo celebration I thought I would share my favorite cake to bring to any type of get together. It’s refreshing yet rich... sweet but not OVERLY sweet... beyond delicious and easy to make. It is easy recipe but it has more than a  few steps.  But with focus and patience you’ll be sitting down and eating an amazing cake in no time. Maybe you’ll even share it with friends but I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t; it’s that good!! Here is what you will need.... Cake ingredients! (Milk is pictured in next image) For the cake... 1 c Cake Flour 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder Pinch of Salt (about 1/4 tsp) 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla   1 c Sugar (reserve 1/3 of this for the egg whites) 5 eggs , separated  1/3 c Milk (Whole or low fat is fine.) For Milk mixture... 1 can Evaporated milk 1 can Sweetened Condensed milk 1/3 c Heavy Cream For Whipped Topping 1 pint Heavy Cream 1/4 c...

Chocolate Cake!!! So there is a tradition in my family that whenever its your birthday I will make you a cake. Hands down the chocolate lovers pick this! What makes my chocolate cake is the frosting! When I was perfecting the frosting recipe Smokin Hot Hubby kept saying, "needs more chocolate" over and over. I knew I finally hit the perfect amount when I served it to the ultimate chocolate lover of all, my Bestie. She literally stood up out of her seat, walked over, and hugged me. LOL  Now I must confessed the cake is...well, it's not my own recipe it's actually this... I have found this to be incredibly moist and a much easier option. Remember it's ok to cut corners but not sacrifice quality and taste. Actually the real star of this dessert is the frosting. So lets get started! Chocolate Frosting   You will need... 1 cup softened butter (no margarine) 12 heaping T of unsweetened cocoa powder 4 T of vegetable oil (may use ...