Photograph of the finished Pastel de tres leches

Mexico · Bánh bông lan ba loại sữa

Pastel de tres leches

1 hr Hands-on time + 2 hr waiting
MediumDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Flour Flour 5.6 oz
  • Photograph of Chicken eggs Chicken eggs 4
  • Photograph of Sugar Sugar 4.2 oz
  • Photograph of Sweetened condensed milk Sweetened condensed milk ¾ cup
  • Photograph of Evaporating milk Evaporating milk ¾ cup
  • Photograph of Fresh cream Fresh cream 1 cups
  • Photograph of Vanilla Vanilla 1 ⅔ tsp
  • Photograph of Baking powder Baking powder 0.3 oz
  • Photograph of Cinnamon powder Cinnamon powder 0.1 oz

Method

  1. 1 Separate the egg whites and whisk them with half the sugar for 5 minutes until stiff peaks form.
  2. 2 Beat the egg yolks with the remaining sugar and vanilla, then gently mix in the flour and baking powder.
  3. 3 Gently mix the whipped egg whites into the mixture, then pour into the mold and bake at 175°C for 30 minutes.
  4. 4 Mix condensed milk, evaporated milk, and half the amount of fresh cream to create a three-part milk mixture.
  5. 5 Once the cake has cooled, prick the surface completely with a fork, slowly pour the milk mixture over it until it's soaked in, then refrigerate for 2 hours.
  6. 6 Whip the remaining fresh cream, spread it over the cake, and sprinkle with some cinnamon powder.

With an appliance

  • Air fryer 48 min

    Replace step 3: spray oil on the small mold, run the steam oven at 190 degrees for 18 minutes and rotate the mold after 9 minutes; the cake base cooks 12 minutes faster, the large mold must be divided into two batches.

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