Lime-Strawberry cold Cake.

LIME-STRAWBERRY COLD CAKE

Try this delicious Lime-Strawberry Cold Cake, is easy to make and delicious, perfect dessert if you don't have oven.Also you can substitute the strawberry and use the fruit you love the most, but the combination of lime and strawberries is amazing. The cookies I use for the cake here is called Marie cookies in México Galletas Marias  I don´t know in other countries how they call.But In supermarket there is always cookies in shape of square, long or round special for cakes like tiramisu you can substitute and about how much you should use it will depend of your mold in my case I use a mold of 22Cm Diameter and 6.5 Cm High and use a box of 450gr.Also If you can not find evaporated milk (unsweetened condensed milk) you can just use the cream and the condensed milk and lime. Lime is important to use because it will gives the consistency.

INGREDIENTS:
Marie cookies or cookies for make tiramisu cake. The amount will depend of your mold. in my case I use 450 gr.
380g/1Can Evaporated
milk or unsweetened condensed milk.
350g/1Can Condensed milk.
15 Strawberry(You can use your favorite fruit).
12 Pecans(Optional).
6-7 Lemons.
250g/1Box whipping cream.

How to prepare:

1. In the blender add 1 Can of Evaporated milk 1 can of condensed milk and 1 can of whipping cream Mix well.

2.Add slowly the juice of 6 or 7 lemons and mix again.

3. If you use a cake mold as I do, add baking paper to not stick to the mold and you can remove easily. If you use a crystal mold the is not necessary.

4. Add 1 layer of Marie Cookies or the cookies for cake that you find and then add the batter, add chopped pecan and strawberries or the fruit you like the most. Also if you don't want don't add any fruit. Will be also delicious

5.Optional you can put the cookies around inside the mold to have shape of cake. If not just add another layer of cookies and ingredients until finish.you can see the video for better information.
 6. When finish, put on refrigerator minimum 3 hours or until you see that have the desired consistency.

7. Enjoy your delicious cold cake. Easy to prepare and so delicious.

Carrot cake with pecans.. You will love it.

CARROT CAKE

Surprise to your guest with this delicious carrot cake, I tried and tried carrot cakes but this is the recipe that I really love.. It is really tasty.

Ingredients:

Para el pan:
1 1/2 Cup of sugar.
2 Cups of wheat flour.
2 teaspoon of cinnamon.
3 Eggs.
1/2  Cup of Chopped and toasted pecans.
1 teaspoon of  Vanilla.
1 teaspoon of baking powder.
1 teaspoon of baking soda.
1/2 teaspoon of salt.
3/4 cup of oil.

3 cups of grated carrot.

Frosting covering:
1/4 Cup of butter (At room temperature)
200g. Cream cheese (At room temperature)
2 1/2 Cup Iced sugar.
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.
Pecan toasted and chopped.

How to prepare:

1. First thing to do is toast the pecans in microwave oven or in the oven as you prefer. I did in oven and it takes for me about 3 min... you will notice the smell when is ready.

2. Finely chop the pecans and put aside.

3. In a bowl with strainer add the 2 cups of wheat flour, 1 1/2 cup of sugar, 2 teaspoonful of cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon of salt. and mix.

4. Add to the electric mixer and start to mix, add the eggs, the oil and 1 teaspoon of vanilla, add the grated carrot and for last add the chopped pecans.. Mix for 3 minutes... you will notice the consistency of the mixture.

5. Grease and dust with flour 2 mold and add the mixture.

6.Oven pre-heated to 180C.

7.Put in oven the mixture and leave from 20 to 30 min. Check with toothpick and if the cake is reade. Let to cold.

8. In the electric mixer add 1/4 cup of butter at room temperature and star mix.

9. Add 200gr of cream cheese and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.

10. Add the 2 1/2 cups of iced sugar.

11. Remove from electric mixer. The frosty covering is ready.

12. Once cold the cake.. cover the 2 layers of the cake with the frosting cream and put in refrigerator for about 30 min.

13. After 30 min. decorate with the pecans.

14. Put in refrigerator for about 1 hour more and enjoy.💗💗