Tres Leches Cake

Tres Leches Cake is a delicious dessert that's simple enough for any meal, but rich enough for a holiday treat.

Preheat oven to 325. (300 for glass pans)
In a large bowl sift together:

• 1 1/2 C cake flour
• a pinch of salt
• 1 tsp baking powder

In another bowl, mix thoroughly:

• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 C white sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

 Slowly beat in, one at a time 5 eggs. Be sure to mix in each egg before proceeding to the next one. When the mixture is fully incorporated, beat in 1/2 C whole milk. Gently, but completely fold in the flour mixture in 3-4 batches.

 Pour into a LIGHTLY sprayed 13x9 cake pan. Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Over-turn the cake onto a platter. Be sure the platter has a raised edge. Poke several times with a fork, skewer, or chopstick.

 Cover with plastic wrap and continue to chill in the refrigerator for another half-hour.

In a large measuring cup or small mixing bowl with a pour-spout, mix together:

• 1 can evaporated milk
• 1/2 C cream or half&half
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk

Slowly pour the milk syrup mixture slowly and evenly over the cake. Cover again and let sit for at least 1 more hour. Occasionally, use a spoon to pour any dripped milk syrup back onto the cake.

In another bowl whip together a half-pint of whipping cream, 1 1/2 TBS of white sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla. Spread over the cake just before serving. Top each slice with a cherry.

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Over the years we've posted quite a few Thanksgiving posts, so we thought this year we'd assemble them into one handy post.



Here's some recipes, tips, and tricks for the week:

• -A handy chart for turkey thawing times
• -Another for roasting times, no guessing, and no dried-out bird
• -"Thankful Tree" craft for all month, all week, or just your Thanksgiving get-together
• -Super easy, but delicious cranberry sauce
• -DIY pumpkin pie spice- tasty and fresh. I put it in EVERYTHING!
• -A delicious green bean casserole variation
• -The best pecan pie
• -And for breakfast, moist pumpkin muffins
• -If you're like me, you'll use this tip several times while baking: easy egg clean up

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Burt's Bees Intense Hydration...Day One

From time to time, you may see posts from me about BzzAgent kits. I LOVE being a BzzAgent. Not only are the freebies fantastic- but the opportunity to share so much about new products is amazing.

I just received my Bzzkit for the Burt's Bees Intense Hydration Campaign.

They asked us this time for a "before" photo to help document our skin journey. I feel like I should just warn you....my camera took amazing macro photos, you can really see the flakiness. You can also, unfortunately, see my super huge, gross pores. Ugh.
So... here is my "before" photo. You may have to click it to see it full size to see the dryness. You can still see plenty of the redness and dryness. 

 Here's day one. I can't wait to see what the Burt's Bees Intense Hydration products do!

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