Tres Leches Cake
- Cake:
- Cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 large egg whites
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- Milk Mixture:
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12-ounce) can fat-free evaporated milk
- Meringue:
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 teaspoon lemon rind
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
- To prepare cake, coat a 13 x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray; dust with 1 tablespoon flour.
- Place salt and 4 egg whites in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add 2/3 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Place 1 teaspoon vanilla and eggs in a large bowl; beat until thick and pale (about 3 minutes). Gently fold egg white mixture into egg mixture. Lightly spoon 2/3 cup flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Gently fold flour into egg mixture. Spoon batter into prepared dish. Bake at 350u0b0 for 20 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 5 minutes in pan on a wire rack.
- To prepare the milk mixture, combine the half-and-half, condensed milk, and evaporated milk. Pierce the entire top of cake with a fork, and pour the milk mixture over the cake.
- To prepare meringue, beat 3 egg whites with a mixer at high speed until foamy. Combine 1 cup sugar and 1/3 cup water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until candy thermometer registers 238u0b0. Pour hot sugar syrup in a thin stream over egg whites, beating at high speed. Stir in rind and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spread over cake.
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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/tres-leches-cake-1 (may not work)