Taco Cake

I found another winning recipe on Facebook a few weeks ago. If you love Mexican food—tacos in particular, I think you'll like this variation on regular tortilla tacos.

The only thing is that it's quite time-consuming. There's a lot of chopping and slicing to get the mise-en-place right.

I also spent quite a bit of time stacking the layers, trying to get the ingredients distributed evenly, all the way out to the edges. Didn't do too great a job; consequently, my "cake" bulged in the middle and sloped down the sides.

Yet, I will say it was delicious. I mean, what the heck, it was a giant taco and I love tacos!

Ingredients  

• FLOUR TORTILLAS, 5, 10"
• GROUND BEEF, 1-1/2 pounds
• TACO SEASONING MIX, 1 package 
• BEEF STOCK, 2/3 cup
• CORN NIBLETS, 1/2 cup
• CHERRY TOMATOES, 1 cup, diced
• BLACK OLIVES, 1 can, chopped
• GREEN ONIONS, 1/2 cup, finely sliced 
• CHEDDAR CHEESE, 1 cup, shredded
• SOUR CREAM

 Directions 

1. Brown the ground beef, drain fat.
2. Add taco seasoning and beef stock. Cook down 5-10 minutes.
3. Spoon a couple of ladles of the beef mix onto a tortilla.
4. Sprinkle on about 1/4 of the corn, tomatoes, olives, green onions and cheese.
5. Repeat 3 more times.
6. Top with the final tortilla and sprinkle on the remaining beef mixture and cheese.
7. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.
8. Serve with sour cream, and salsa or pico de gallo.