Help!!! I need to make a dessert decision!

[tristanichole]

Yes, a dessert decision! My little sister is turning 7 years old on Saturday and I'd like to make her a special dessert. Problem is, is I have 5 of them to choose from!

I'm going to post the recipes here and could I get some input?! I'd like to figure it out by Friday (tonight). If anyone would like the directions on how to make these recipes let me know and I'll post them...


Tres Leches Coconut Cupcakes With Dulce De Leche Buttercream
Ingredients

* 1/4 cup shortening
* 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
* 1 cup sugar
* 3 eggs, separated
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup buttermilk
* 1/2 cup evaporated milk
* 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
* 1/2 cup coconut milk
* 1 cup lightly toasted flaked coconut (Mounds or Angel Flake brand)

Dulce de Leche Buttercream

* 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (Eagle brand)
* 2 egg yolks
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 3 tablespoons cornstarch
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 cup water
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 14 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
* 1 cup powdered sugar

Tiramisu Cupcakes
Ingredients

* 1/4 cup shortening
* 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
* 1 cup sugar
* 3 eggs, separated
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup buttermilk
* 1/2 cup evaporated milk
* 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
* 1/2 cup coconut milk
* 1 cup lightly toasted flaked coconut (Mounds or Angel Flake brand)

Dulce de Leche Buttercream

* 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (Eagle brand)
* 2 egg yolks
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 3 tablespoons cornstarch
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 cup water
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 14 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
* 1 cup powdered sugar


Cream Cheese Cupcakes
*You put the fruit filling on top*
Ingredients

* 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
* 2 tablespoons melted butter
* 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 3 eggs
* 1 (20 ounce) can pie filling (cherry, blueberry, pineapple, apple, etc)
* whipped cream (optional)

Italian Love Cake
Ingredients

* 2 lbs ricotta cheese
* 1 cup sugar
* 4 eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 (3 3/4 ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix
* 1 cup milk
* 8 ounces non-dairy whipped topping, thawed (such as CoolWhip)
* 1 box fudge marble cake mix

Neapolitan Birthday Cake
Ingredients

* 1/2 (18 1/4 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
* 1/2 (18 1/4 ounce) package vanilla cake mix
* 1/2 (18 1/4 ounce) package strawberry cake mix
* 6 small eggs
* 2 1/4 cups water
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil
* white whipped frosting

 

[eroomlorac]

My preference would be cream cheese cupcakes. Then neopolitan birthday cake would be cool. Then Tres Leches Coconut cupcakes.

 

[tristanichole]

Cream Cheese cupcakes sound sooo delicious! And they sound simple too. They all sound so good - haha. I'm a huge cream cheese fan though. The Neo cake would probably look really neat too. I'll have to run the Tres Leches one by my husband too because he's not always the biggest coconut fan.

Scratch the Tiramisu one...first of all, I didn't even post the correct recipe...so just scratch that...just pick from the 4.

 

[tristanichole]

Well, that was too easy I guess! I was talking to a couple of people online on Facebook and my husband and the top vote was the Cream Cheese Cupcakes - which are very easy to make =) YAY!

Here is the recipe and directions (I may double the recipe seeing as I'll probably want to eat about 10 of them myself!! :laughitup:


Ingredients

* 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
* 2 tablespoons melted butter
* 3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 3 eggs
* 1 (20 ounce) can pie filling (cherry, blueberry, pineapple, apple, etc)
* whipped cream (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees & place liners in cupcake baking pans.

2. Mix graham crackers and 1 teaspoon sugar and butter. Place about 1/2 teaspoon of mixture in each liner. Pat down to smooth.

3. Mix or blend cream cheese, vanilla, 3/4 cup sugar and eggs, until very smooth then pour on top of graham cracker crumbs. Fill each about half full only.

4. Bake 20-25 minutes at 325 degrees or until lightly browned.

5. When cool, top with pie filling of your choice & a dallup of whipped cream.

EASY :thumbsup:

 

[starleomach]

I have no input other than I think I am going to try some of those recipes LOL they all look good

 

[tristanichole]

haha, well if you've never made a homemade Cheesecake before...do your research first...ugh. Other than that, if you want the directions for any of the others let me know and I'll post them.

 

[Chinniechantel]

I would love the Tres Leches recipe to try and make for my husband, he always raves about how good it is in Ecuador, suppose I can do it here! I will have to do one without coconut though, since I hate those coconut shredded nastiness!

 

[tristanichole]

Here ya go Chantel!!!

SERVINGS 14 -16

Ingredients

* 1/4 cup shortening
* 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
* 1 cup sugar
* 3 eggs, separated
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1 cup all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 cup buttermilk
* 1/2 cup evaporated milk
* 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
* 1/2 cup coconut milk
* 1 cup lightly toasted flaked coconut (Mounds or Angel Flake brand)

Dulce de Leche Buttercream Ingredients

* 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (Eagle brand)
* 2 egg yolks
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 3 tablespoons cornstarch
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 cup water
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 14 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
* 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening, butter, and sugar until light and fluffy on medium speed; add egg yolks 1 at a time, beating until all the yellow disappears. Add the vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add alternately with the buttermilk to the creamed mixture beginning and ending with the flour.

3. In a small bowl, beat the egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into cake batter.

4. Fill standard paper-lined muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to wire rack that has been placed over a baking sheet to cool.

5. While cupcakes are still warm, stir together the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and the coconut milk. Using a meat injector needle, inject each cupcake in several different spots with about 1/2 to 3/4-ounce of the mixture. Or, poke several holes in the top of each of the cupcakes with a 1/4-inch wooden skewer. Pour the milk mixture over each cupcake while they are still warm, filling each hole. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight before icing.


For the Buttercream:

6. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. To make the dulce de leche, pour the sweetened condensed milk into a glass pie plate and cover with foil. Place in a larger roasting pan where pie plate can sit flat. Pour hot water into the roasting pan to a depth of about halfway up the pie plate. Place in oven and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Stir until smooth.

7. Place egg yolks in a medium mixing bowl. Stir the sugar, cornstarch, and salt together in a small, heavy saucepan. Whisk in the water first, then the dulce de leche and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute, whisking constantly. Remove from heat. Gradually whisk the dulce de leche mixture into the 2 egg yolks. Stir in the vanilla. Strain through a wire mesh strainer into a small bowl and set aside to cool completely.

8. Beat the butter on high speed in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the cooled dulce de leche mixture. Beat in the 1 cup powdered sugar until smooth and spreadable.

9. Frost each cupcake with a generous amount of dulce de leche buttercream. Refrigerate any remaining buttercream for another use. Sprinkle each cupcake with toasted coconut.


Let me know if you make this and how it turns out!! I haven't tried it out yet!

 

[Chinniechantel]

Thank you so much, I definitely will!