{"id":2006,"date":"2020-05-29T05:37:36","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T12:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2020-05-29T06:52:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T13:52:29","slug":"cuatro-leches-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/29\/cuatro-leches-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuatro leches cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;ve been expanding our dessert repertoire, and I wanted to use up a box of cake mix we got from the free shelf in our apartment building. J suggested cuatro leches cake! It&#8217;s like <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tres_leches_cake\">tres leches cake<\/a> (cake soaked in a mixture of condensed, evaporated, and whole milk or heavy cream, often topped with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dulce_de_leche\">dulce de leche<\/a>), but the cake batter also includes powdered milk. I&#8217;m not sure that the powdered milk actually <em>does<\/em> anything for the cake, seems like it might just be for bragging rights on getting 53 different milk ingredients into the dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn&#8217;t really going to be a <em>recipe<\/em> so much as a guide, since I wouldn&#8217;t recommend purchasing a cake mix. The cake is supposed to be a sponge cake, and there are lots of versions online. We added 1\/4 cup milk powder to the boxed mix, and whipped the egg whites and folded them in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"929\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200525_131425.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200525_131425.jpg 929w, https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200525_131425-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200525_131425-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Baked in the 13&#8243; cast iron &#8217;cause we don&#8217;t have a cake pan and the brownie pan was being used to make dulce de leche. We don&#8217;t have photos of that, but know that it made the microwave sticky inside and out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"929\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200525_134719.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200525_134719.jpg 929w, https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200525_134719-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200525_134719-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Poke a bunch of holes and soak with a mixture of (approximately) 1 can of evaporated milk, 1 cup of whole milk or heavy cream, and as much condensed milk as you want, up to 1 can which will make the cake <em>very&nbsp;sweet<\/em>. We used barely any condensed milk here, which made it a good level of sweetness in combination with the icing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"929\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200525_145918.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200525_145918.jpg 929w, https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200525_145918-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20200525_145918-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Cut up haphazardly, move to a smaller container because you froze half the cake, and top with dulce de leche or whipped cream!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cake turned out really well, much better than I was expecting! J had described the cake as being soooo sweet that you can only eat about a 1 square inch piece at a time. This version is more like cuatro leches cake lite.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been expanding our dessert repertoire, and I wanted to use up a box of cake mix we got from the free shelf in our apartment building. J suggested cuatro leches cake! 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