Dessert for 12

Tres Leches Cake

Name: Tres Leches Cake
Total time: 300 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 6 large eggs; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 tsp almond extract; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 tsp cream of tartar; 1 1/2 cups cake flour; 1/2 tsp fine salt; 1 cans (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk; 1 cans (12 oz) evaporated milk; 2 cups heavy cream; 2 tbsp powdered sugar (optional); ground cinnamon (optional); 2 pints fresh raspberries (optional)

Light sponge cake soaks in three milks, chills, and finishes with whipped cream, cinnamon, and raspberries.

Typical price

$4.36for 4 servings

$1.09 per serving$4.36 for 4

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300 minstart to table
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12servings as written
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Mexican Vegetarian Budget Desserts

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Eggs$0.30 each typical	6	$1.80Typical price
Evaporated or condensed milk$0.14/oz typical	26 oz	$3.64Typical price
Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical	17 oz	$3.65Typical price
Berries$0.40/oz typical	10 oz	$4.00Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$13.09

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourSalt and pepperSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

6 large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp almond extract
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1/2 tsp fine salt
1 cans (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1 cans (12 oz) evaporated milk
2 cups heavy cream
2 tbsp powdered sugar (optional)
ground cinnamon (optional)
2 pints fresh raspberries (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and oil a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Separate the eggs, then beat the whites with cream of tartar until foamy.
Beat the yolks with half the sugar, almond extract, and vanilla extract until pale.
Fold the yolk mixture, cake flour, and salt into the whites, then spread the batter in the pan.
Bake the cake for 25 to 30 minutes, until set in the center.
Whisk the condensed milk, evaporated milk, and 1 cup heavy cream, then pour the mixture over the warm cake.
Chill the cake for at least 3 hours, then whip the remaining cream with powdered sugar and spread it over the cake with cinnamon and raspberries.

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