Mexican Flan Cake

This was a surprise item that was brought to my class picnic by Maria Robles. Maria has in the past brought me a yummy tortilla soup recipe as well, so I decided to beg her dad for this one. Very moist and yummy cake. Easy to make and beautiful to look at. The cajeta can be bought at any local Mexican restaurant, but in case you do not have it, you could just make it with the cake mix and the flan.

Ingredients:

• 1 chocolate (moist) cake mix - and ingredients listed on the cake mix box
• 3 eggs
• 1 philadelphia cream cheese
• 1 can of condensed milk
• 1 can of evaporated milk
• cajeta (mexican sweet burned milk)

Instructions:

1. Prepare the cake mix per the instructions in the box
2. Using a blender machine, mix the 3 eggs, cheese, condensed milk and evaporated milk. This is the flan mix.

3. Grease the cake mold (bundt type is ideal) with Pam, and put cajeta at the bottom.
4. Place the cake mix on top of the cajeta.
5. Finally add the "flan" mix from the blender machine.
6. Place in the oven (use the oven temperature settings and time as directed on the cake mix box).
7. When the baking time is completed, remove the cake from the mold by carefully turning it over.
8. Let the cake cool down, and put in the refrigerator.
9. Enjoy!!!

Mexican Cucumber MArgaritas

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 lime, cut into wedges
• Chile-lime powder (recommended: Tajin, or salt)
• 2 cucumbers, peeled, thinly sliced
• 4 cups water
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup vodka
• Ice

Directions

Syrup:

In small saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil over medium high-heat. Simmer until the sugar has dissolved completely. Set aside to cool.

Put the chile-lime powder on a small plate. Using the lime wedge, moisten the rims of the martini glasses. Invert the martini glasses into the chile-lime powder, to coat the rims.

In a blender, combine the simple syrup, cucumber, water, and lime juice until smooth. Strain the mixture into a pitcher. Add the vodka and mix well. Fill a martini shaker with ice and add about 1 cup of the prepared cucumber mixture. Shake well and serve.