Tres Leches Cake

Name: Tres Leches Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: South American, Latin American
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons baking powder; 0 teaspoons cream of tartar; 4 larges egg whites; 6 larges egg whites; 6 larges egg yolks; 340 grams evaporated fat-free milk; 118 milliliters fat-free milk; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 255 grams cups all-purpose flour (about; 2 Tbsps light rum; 0 teaspoons salt; 0 teaspoons salt; 158 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters sugar; 3 Tbsps sugar; 397 grams fat-free sweetened condensed milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 118 milliliters water

Tres Leches Cake might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. This recipe serves 16. One portion of this dish contains about 9g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 301 calories. Head to the store and pick up flour, sugar, milk, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. This recipe is typical of South American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 37

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To prepare cake, coat a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray; dust with 1 tablespoon flour. Set aside.

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Cooking Spray

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Pan

Place egg yolks, 2/3 cup sugar, and 2 teaspoons vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until mixture is thick and pale, about 2 minutes.

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Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Sugar

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Blender

Bowl

Lightly spoon 2 cups flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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All Purpose Flour

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Measuring Cup

Knife

Combine flour, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; stir well with a whisk.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Add flour mixture and 1/2 cup fat-free milk alternately to egg yolk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

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Fat Free Milk

Egg Yolk

All Purpose Flour

Beat 6 egg whites in a large bowl with a mixer at high speed until foamy using clean, dry beaters.

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Egg Whites

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Bowl

Add 3 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form (about 2 minutes). Gently fold egg white mixture into flour mixture. Spoon batter into prepared baking pan.

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Egg Whites

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Baking Pan

Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack. Turn cake out onto a platter with sides. Pierce entire top of cake with a fork.

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Oven

Frying Pan

To prepare sauce, combine condensed milk, evaporated milk, 1/2 cup fat-free milk, and rum; stir with a whisk. Slowly pour milk mixture evenly over cake. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Milk

Sauce

Wrap

Rum

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Plastic Wrap

Whisk

To prepare meringue, beat 4 egg whites, cream of tartar, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a large bowl with a mixer at high speed until foamy using clean, dry beaters.

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Cream Of Tartar

Egg Whites

Salt

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Bowl

Combine 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until candy thermometer registers 25

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Candy

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Water