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Three Milk Cake - Pastel De Tres Leches

Title: Three Milk Cake - Pastel De Tres Leches is a home-style recipe. Serves 1. Categories: Dessert, Mexican Cake 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour 1 tb Baking powder 4 Eggs; separated 1 1/2 c Sugar 1/2 c Milk Fresh strawberries and mint -leaves for -- garnish (optional) Topping 1 cn (12-oz) evaporated ...

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup
• 1 tbsp
• 4
• 1 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

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   Leaves for -- garnish (optional)

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   Recipe by: Houston Chronicle, May, 1997

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   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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   Grease and flour a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan.

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   Sift flour with baking powder.

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   In large bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites until frothy.

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   Add sugar gradually, beating to form stiff peaks.

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   Add yolks, 1 at a time.

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   Slowly add flour and milk.

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    Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until edges are golden brown, about 40 to 45 minutes,

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    Remove from oven and let cool on a rack.

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    Topping: Combine milks and sour cream (do not beat).

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    Pour Topping over cake and let sit until all the mixture is absorbed, 20 to 30 minutes.

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    Prepare Meringue and refrigerate: Combine sugar and water in a saucepan.

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    Let sit until sugar is dissolved.

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    In clean electric mixer bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites.

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    Slowly pour sugar syrup over egg whites, beating constantly until meringue holds stiff peaks.

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    Store in refrigerator.

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    The meringue will keep, covered, 2 days in the refrigerator.

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    Before serving, cut cake into squares and spread Meringue over each.

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    Garnish as desired with fresh berries and mint leaves.