DONS CAKES BY THE LAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• For the bread pudding - Break bread into small pieces and place in 9X13 baking pan.
• Add 1 cup of sugar, the 13oz evaporated milk can, 2 cups of milk, vanilla, egg yolks, and melted butter in bowl. Mix well.
• Pour into baking pan and bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes.
• To make meringue, beat egg whites with remaining sugar until stiff. Cover pudding with meringue and re-bake for 3 to 4 minutes until golden.
• For the rum sauce, in a double boiler, add the 8oz Carnation milk and 1 cup whole milk, 1 cup sugar, and 3 tbsp butter. When hot, dissolve cornstarch in a little water and add to hot milk.
• Stir until thick, remove from fire, then add rum.
• Pour over individual servings of bread pudding

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 inch pan liberally until coated.  Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Separate eggs. Beat egg yolks with 3/4 cup sugar on high speed until yolks are pale yellow. Stir in milk and vanilla. Pour egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and stir very gently until combined. Beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. With the mixer on, pour in remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until egg whites are stiff but not dry. Fold egg white mixture into the batter very gently until just combined. Pour into prepared pan and spread to even out the surface. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Turn cake out onto a rimmed platter and allow to cool. Combine condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream in a small pitcher. When cake is cool, pierce the surface with a fork several times. Slowly drizzle all but about 1 cup of the milk mixture—try to get as much around the edges of the cake as you can. Allow the cake to absorb the milk mixture for 30 minutes. To ice the cake, whip 1 pint heavy cream with 3 tablespoons of sugar until thick and spreadable. Spread over the surface of the cake. Decorate cake with whole or chopped maraschino cherries. Cut into squares and serve.