What is that spongy cake that Mexicans/Latinos re making. I want to know the recipe for it.?

Question

That cake was delicious, but I want to make more by myself.

It is a dessert. Not lunch. Not dinner.

Answer 1

You might be referring to Tres Leches (Milk Cake)... here's the
recipe [ If you are in the US you can also buy a mix for this cake!]

Tres Leches

5 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups white sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 cups milk
1 can (14 ounce size) sweetened condensed milk
1 can (12 ounce size) evaporated milk
1 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking pan.

Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside. Cream butter or margarine and half the sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla extract, beat well. Add the flour mixture to the butter or margarine mixture 2 tablespoons at a time, mix until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

Pierce cake several times with a fork. Combine the whole milk, evaporated milk, and condensed milk together. Pour over the top of the cooled cake.
Whip whipping cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and remaining sugar together until thick. Spread over the top of cake.

Be sure and keep cake refrigerated, enjoy!

Answer 2

Churros

Ingredients:
Vegetable or Olive Oil
1 cup water
1/2 cup margarine or butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
3 eggs
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

Prepare to fry the churros by heating oil in a pan (1 to 1&1/2 inches) to 360 degrees F.

To make churro dough, heat water, margarine and salt to rolling boil in 3-quart saucepan; stir in flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute; remove from heat.

Beat eggs all at once; continue beating until smooth and then add to saucepan while stirring mixture.

Spoon mixture into cake decorators' tube with large star tip (like the kind use to decorate cakes), then squeeze 4-inch strips of dough into hot oil. Fry 3 or 4 strips at a time until golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Mix sugar and cinnamon; roll churros in sugar or dump the sugar on the pile of churros, like the pros.

Note: REAL churros in Spain are made without cinnamon mixed with the sugar, but the cinnamon adds an extra nice flavor.

Chocolate for Churro Dunking

4oz dark chocolate, chopped
2 cups milk
1 tbsp cornstarch
4 tbsp sugar

Place the chocolate and half the milk in a pan and heat, stirring, until the chocolate has melted. Dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining milk and whisk into the chocolate with the sugar. Cook on low heat, whisking constantly, until the chocolate is thickened, about five minutes. Add extra cornstarch if it doesn't start to thicken after 5 minutes. Remove and whisk smooth. Pour and serve in cups or bowls for dunking churros. Do not pour over churros, but use the mix for dunking churros after every bite, serve warm.
http://www.oths.k12.il.us/foreignl/elfrinka/rChurros.htm

Pan de Azucar

1/3 cup margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups and 2 TBSP flour
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup of milk

6 TBSP butter melted
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon (to mix it with the sugar)

Preheating the oven to 350 F. or 200 C. Cream the margarine, cup of sugar and the egg. In another container sift the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Adding to the previous mass in form alternated with the milk mixing constantly. Grease and flour the muffins pan. Bake at 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes. Take out of muffin tin. Dip in the melted butter and then in the sugar with cinnamon. Serve hot.
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,184,1461...