Let's face it, the allure of a cupcake with cream filling lasts way past childhood. These are even better than you remember, with a creamy peanut-butter-and-pudding center.
Something magical happens in my kitchen when you combine cooking attention deficit--oh look! A squirrel! with eggs and cream cheese and popcorn seasoning. When I'm not busy trying to put out oven f...
I started making tres leches because it is my neighbor's favorite thing and I like her. I started with Martha Stewart's recipe which is a great jumping off point -- but it is not as juicy as a traditional tres leches, which you will find resting in a shallow lake of sweet milk. So I adjusted up for that, and here I have swapped in some coconut, some lime (because it is one of coconut's BFFs) and I used Tahitian vanilla which is a bit more floral than Mexican (but if you can't find it, go with whatcha got). It's rich and milky and coconutty and good. Ask the neighbors.
We know potlucks aren't a competition, but...you will so win with this. Fruity cranberry gelatin meets mandarin oranges and fluffy cream cheese for an impressively tasty treat.
