Dulce De Leche Lava Cakes

It’s almost New Year’s Eve and if you’re looking for a sweet treat to make and have to ring in the New Year then we have just the treat for you! Dulce De Leche lava cakes are absolutely divine. They are super sweet but so yummy.

You will need...

1 2/3 cups of Dulce De Leche

½ cups of melted butter

2 egg yolks

2 whole eggs

¼ cup of flour

Butter and flour to line your ramekins

Mix the Dulce De Leche and the melted butter.

In a separate bowl, mix the eggs and yolks and then add in the Dulce De Leche mix.

Add in the flour a little at a time and mix well.

Line the ramekins with the butter and then the flour.

Pour the batter into the ramekins.

Bake the cakes for 12-14 minutes at 425 degrees. You want the cakes to look jiggly. You can cook them more if you want to but the more set they are, the less molten they will be!

Once they have cooled ever so slightly then use a sharp knife to run around the edges of the cakes. Flip over onto a plate and then top with some whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. You can drizzle with chocolate sauce too if you have some.

Tradition #9 - New Year's

We are on our last few days of 2017 and on our last tradition. Today we are taking a look at New Year’s traditions from around the world. Some of them you’ll be familiar with and maybe even do, and some will be new to you and you might want to give them a try.

A popular tradition is watching the ball drop at Times Square at midnight. Whether you're there or just watching on TV, it’s something that you always associate with New Year’s Eve.

Originating in Scotland, Auld Lang Syne is usually heard or sung as the old year goes out and the New Year comes in.

Kissing at midnight is another fun tradition which started in Europe to “ensure” that you won’t spend the year ahead lonely.

In Mexico and Brazil, it is said that colourful underwear will help you have the type of year you want. For example yellow means prosperity and success and red means lots of love ahead for you.

Many Spanish speaking countries will eat 12 grapes at midnight so that they have 12 months of good luck.

Circles in the Philippines mean good luck so you will see many people from the Philippines wearing something polka dotted on New Year’s.  

In Denmark, people save unused dishes and throw them against doors of family and friends on New Year’s Eve. They also jump from chairs at midnight as a way to “jump” into the New Year.

Japanese Buddhists will ring bells 108 times at the temples for good luck and cleanliness in the New Year.

Swiss people will drop ice cream on their floors to celebrate the New Year. Ah! What a waste of ice cream.

In Romania, they toss coins into rivers to ensure that they have a happy New Year.

Belgium farmers take their livestock seriously, they wish all of the cows a Happy New Year when the clock strikes 12. In Romania, the farmers even talk to their cows for long periods of time as the New Year begins.

This one’s interesting; some people in Siberia will go into freezing cold lakes carrying tree trunks. Don’t know why exactly, but it’s like Polar Swims I guess but with tree trunks.

In France, the New Year is ushered in with a big stack of crepes.

 

Happy New Year!