Banana Tres Leches Cake
Makes 12 servings ~~~ The Meringue: 3 egg whites, at room temperature 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1/8 tsp pure vanilla extract 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Beat the egg whites, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. Add confectioners' sugar and blend thoroughly by hand. Transfer meringue to pastry bag. Pipe strips of meringue onto baking sheet. Place pan in oven for about 1 hour, or until meringue is dry. Break meringue into pieces. Set aside. ~~~ The Batter: 5 eggs, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup water 1 cup cake flour 1 tsp baking powder Pinch of salt Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place eggs in mixing bowl of an electric mixer, add sugar, mix on high. Add water, continue beating until fluffy and pale yellow. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Set aside. Remove bowl from mixer. Add dry ingredients. Add flour mixture to eggs as soon as they're ready. Blend by hand thoroughly. (If this is not done quickly enough, eggs will lose their volume.) Lightly grease a 9 x 13-inch pan. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Tap on counter to remove air bubbles. Immediately place pan in oven. Bake 10 to 13 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean. Remove cake and let cool. ~~~ The milk topping: 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) sweetened condensed milk 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 1/2 cup banana liqueur While cake is cooling, whisk together all ingredients. Poke holes into cake with toothpick, pour milk mixture over the top, and refrigerate. ~~~ The Sweet Whipped Cream: 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 bananas, peeled and sliced, for garnish 1 cup stewed prunes, for garnish In a well-chilled bowl using chilled beaters, beat the cream, vanilla extract, and sugar until stiff peaks form. Set aside bananas and prunes. ~~~~~ To assemble: Cut into serving pieces. Top with whipped cream. Garnish with meringue, banana and prunes. >From Nuevo Latino: Recipes That Celebrate the New Latin-American Cuisine by Douglas Rodriguez. Copy-right � 2002. Reprinted with permission of Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, Calif. -- _______________________________________________ Get your free email from www.doramail.com with 30 Megs of disk space in webhosting and e-mail storage! Powered by Outblaze ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> $4.98 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Q7_YsB/neXJAA/yQLSAA/QXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAKE-RECIPE/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
