Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Cafe Rio pulled pork

2 lbs pork roast
2 cans coke (not diet)
1/2 C. brown sugar
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/4 C. water
1 (4 0z) can green chillies
1  (10 oz ) can old elpaso  enchilada sauce.
1 c. brown sugar

Put the pork roast in a gallon size ziplock bag to marinate. Pour 1 can coke and 1/2 C.brown sugar. Marinate a few hours or overnight (both work great).
Drain marinade and put pork,1/2 can of the coke, water and garlic salt in crock pot on high for 3-4 hours.
   Remove pork from crockpot, drain off liquid, shred pork.
Mix together(in a bowl or blender) the other 1/2 can of the opened coke,chillies,encilada sauce,brown sugar. Put shredded pork in the crock pot, cover with the sauce. Heat until just warmed through.

Orange Cream soda Cupcakes.

Cupcakes:
1  box white cake mix
1 3.4 oz pkg cream cheese or vanilla instant pudding mix
4 eggs
2/3 C. oil
1/2 C. milk
1/4 C. o.j.
1/2 C. sour cream
2 T. orange zest.

Orange butter cream frosting:

1/2 C. butter softened
8 oz cream cheese softened
2 tsp orange flavored  geletin
2 tsp. orange zest
1 tsp vanilla extract
4-5 C. powdered sugar
1 T. milk if needed
Orange sprinkles

Preheat oven to 350* and line pans with cup cake liners.
Sift cake mix and puddig mix into a small bowl, set aside.
In a lrg bowl combine eggs,oil,milk,orange juice,sour cream,and orange zest until smooth
Add sifted cake mix mixture, stir until combined well.
Fill cupcake holders 3/4  full and bake for 17-22 minutes or until done.

For Frosting:
Beat butter and cream cheese for 2 minutes. Add gelatin,orange zest, and vanilla, Beat again Slowly add powdered sugar until buttercream reaches desired consistancy. If it becomes to thick add 1T. milk.
Frost and decorate with orange sprinkles.