Tres Leches

Tomorrow is my husband's birthday.  He usually requests German Chocolate cake, but gets GC cupcakes, because he  (and my Dad) are the only ones who like that coconut/caramel/pecan concoction that is slathered on top.  

But this year he requested Tres Leches.  I know I have made this a couple of times, but have no idea where I found a recipe ... So I turned to Pinterest (of course)  ... but every recipe I saw included making a cake from scratch ... umm ... no.  So this is what I did instead.

1 box white cake mix made as directed  (+1 more egg).  Baked.  Cooled.  Poke holes in the cake with a skewer or fork.

1 can evaporated milk (12oz), 1 can sweetened condensed milk (14oz) and 1 c whole milk (because I forgot to buy the cream at the store).  Stir and pour it over the cooled cake.  I did this in stages.  I was prepared for it to be too much liquid for the cake, but I was able to use it all. 

The I topped the cake with 1 small container for Cool Whip. And drizzled caramel sauce on.

Someone told me today about a cake similar to this but instead of the milk concoction you pout piña colas mix over the cake - I don't eat coconut, but maybe I will make it for Robert sometime...

So the suspense has been killing you ....

I know you have been refreshing this page all day waiting for the moment you would discover my plans today - that moment is finally here.

We had a great family day. We went to the aquarium to see Elmo ... I mean Nemo. Little man was very excited to see the fish. so excited that he napped on the way there.

I think he would have been happy to stay at the Nemo tank all day. He was less excited about the sharks, and the cat. He ribbeted at the frogs, and chomped at the dwarf cayman that was at the glass, but mainly just wanted to see smallish fish - because the big ones are scary - duh!

Then we went to ikea for a few supplies and found Xman's birthday present there also! And I am considered another project for my classroom - large frames with gift wrap inside to work as dry erase boards for class agendas. I think I will look for gift wrap tomorrow. Xman had a great time walking through the plastics ribbon curtain in the kid center.

Wehen we left he peed out of his diaper, so he went home with a new diaper but no pants on. He fell asleep on the way home. I found a movie at redbox and I decided to skip the big birthday dinner and opt for Chicken Express instead. Yes, I know it is bad. No, I do not care.

So dinner and a movie at home. Little one is in the bath right now, which is daddy's job tonight.

Oh I did get to sleep in this morning. I slept til 7 and then just laid there until 8!!! The best gift of the day:).

Oh how your perspective changes with kids and age!