Tres Leche Cake
"TRES LECHES"
[ THREE MILK CAKE ]
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CAKE INGREDIENTS
1 LB. Butter
1 LB. Granulated Sugar
10 Whole eggs
1.5 lbs. Cake Flour
1/2 Oz Baking Powder
1/2 Oz Vanilla extract
1 cup Fresh Orange Juice
Dash of salt
TO PREPARE CAKE
For 1 Large Cake
Cream butter and eggs together for about 10 minutes at medium high speed using an electric
mixer.
Add eggs 5 at a time to the above mixture and beat each addition for about 1 minute or
until well incorporated.
Sift all dry ingredients together and then ADD them to the above wet ingredients. At
medium speed, mix and combine for 5 minutes.
Then add the vanilla extract and the orange juice and continue to mix for about 2 more
minutes.
Bake in a ceramic bowl in preheated oven at 400 degrees F. If you have a convection oven
bake at 350 degrees F. This same ceramic bowl will be used to serve the finished dessert.
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THREE MILK INGREDIENTS
8 oz. heavy cream
6 oz. canned evaporated milk
8 oz. canned condensed milk
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THREE MILK PREPARATION
Throughly combine the three different milks.
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MERINGUE INGREDIENTS
5 oz egg whites (about 10 eggs)
10 oz powdered sugar
TO PREPARE MERINGUE
Place egg whites and powdered sugar in a very clean, greaseless and dry mixing bowl and at
high speed mix for about fifteen minutes or until the whites become a stiff consistency.
NOTE
The normal ratio of egg whites to powdered sugar, BY WEIGHT is 2 parts sugar to 1 part egg
white. So, for example, if you have 5 ozs, of egg whites use 10 ozs. of powdered sugar.
Medium size eggs should have about 1/2 an oz. of egg white each but it is best to weigh
when using this procedure.
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ASSEMBLY
Perforate the cake with many holes. A rounded butter knife is good for this.
Combine the the milks throughly and pour onto the the cake making sure it penetrates the
holes and soaks in well.
Decorate/cover the cake with the meringue. This meringue can be
browned or decorated with colorful candied fruit, fresh fruit or nuts.
Serve and enjoy.
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