3 Milk Cake Mexico
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Recipe: #36152
December 24, 2020
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Tube/Bundt, Dairy, Eggs, Mexican, Entertaining, Electric Mixer more
"This particular one is from the region of Guerrero, the south Pacific state where Acapulco is located. Very involved recipe my oldest son dave likes tres leche cake alot"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (311.6 g)
- Calories 532.6
- Total Fat - 20.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.3 g
- Cholesterol - 549.5 mg
- Sodium - 329.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 64.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.7 g
- Sugars - 46 g
- Protein - 23.8 g
- Calcium - 211.9 mg
- Iron - 3.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Step 2
Grease and flour a 9-inch springform pan.
Step 3
Sift the flour and baking powder together.
Step 4
In a large bowl
Step 5
Beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until frothy.
Step 6
Add the sugar and beat to form stiff peaks,
Step 7
Another bowl
Step 8
Add the egg yolks
Step 9
Turn down the mixer to a slower speed and add one-third of the flour and one-third of the milk.
Step 10
Repeat until all the flour and milk are incorporated, then add the vanilla.
Step 11
Fold in egg whites
Step 12
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Step 13
Let cool for 5 minutes and remove from the pan.
Step 14
Cut the cake into 3 layers.
Step 15
In a bowl, combine the evaporated milk, condensed milk and cream.
Step 16
Stir in the brandy.
Step 17
Pour one-third of the milk mixture over the bottom layer of cake, set the middle layer on top,
Step 18
Pour one-third of the milk mixture over it
Step 19
Cover with the top layer of cake and pour the remaining milk mixture over it.
Step 20
To prepare the frosting,
Step 21
Beat the egg whites, salt and cream of tartar in a large bowl until the whites hold soft peaks.
Step 22
Set aside.
Step 23
Mix the water, sugar and lime zest in a small heavy saucepan.
Step 24
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and cook until a candy thermometer registers 235 degrees or soft ball. Remove from heat
Step 25
And add to the beaten egg whites in a thin stream.
Step 26
Beat for 6 minutes or until the mixture is stiff.
Step 27
Cover the top and sides of the cake with the frosting and refrigerate until just before serving.
Tips & Variations
- Candy thermometer