{"id":3350,"date":"2013-05-21T14:33:01","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T21:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amyglaze.com\/?p=3350"},"modified":"2013-05-29T20:06:44","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T03:06:44","slug":"pastel-de-tres-leches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.amyglaze.com\/pastel-de-tres-leches\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastel de Tres Leches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every week my oh-so-adorable Edible After School students beg to make cakes, donuts, and cookies. And every week I say: NO!<\/p>\n

\"Tres<\/a><\/p>\n

Tres Leches Cake made by Edible After School students<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Except this week \u2013 this week we made Pastel de Tres Leches cake which is a sponge cake of sorts soaked in evaporated, condensed, and whole milk. \u00a0A hefty dollop of whipped cream frosting and a cherry on top completes the finished product. Since we are studying regional Mexican cuisine I figured this would quell the incessant nagging for sweet stuff.<\/p>\n

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Whipped Cream frosting creatively piped by students<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Why choose this cake for kids? Because it is one of the most nutritious cakes I know of. With 6 eggs and extra dairy it has more protein \u00a0than most cakes which offsets the sugar rush.<\/p>\n

Oh who am I kidding? I ate half a whole cake on my own (it was that<\/em> good) and then suffered terribly from carbo overload \u2013 you know when all that sugar hits your system and your eyelids start to get heavy? Must….take….a….nap….zzzzzzzzzzzz……<\/p>\n

\"Pastel<\/a><\/p>\n

Sponge cake is not as easy as quick breads for kids but it’s a good first real<\/em> cake for them to try because it does require whipping the egg whites stiff \u2013 but not dry or over whipped \u2013 and folding in the remaining ingredients gently in 3 additions.<\/p>\n

This recipe is modified\u00a0from traditional sponge cake \u2013 there’s no cooking the eggs over a bain marie or anything so the process is more kid friendly. All the same the result is pretty close to the traditional sponge cake. \u00a0I don’t know that I would try and roll this cake if baked thin, but it certainly absorbs liquid well. (Speaking of absorbing liquid \u2013 why not add rum to the cake for an adult version?)<\/p>\n

The cake itself is moist, fluffy, and the crumb does not turn to mush when drenched in the three milks. We baked this cake in square 8 x 8 inch pans so the height would be 3-inches, but it could be baked into a larger pan.<\/p>\n

\"Coconut<\/a><\/p>\n

Some students used flaked coconut to top and added coconut milk to the soaking liquid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We also stabilized the whipped cream with a small amount of unflavored gelatin so it would hold up to a piping bag. Some students got extra fancy and topped their cakes with coconut flakes and substituted coconut milk for evaporated milk to drench the cake in added flavor. Most opted for adding vanilla and cinnamon to the batter.<\/p>\n

Hope you enjoy this classic! We sure did…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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