Cuatro Leches Cake

cuatro leches cake martha bakes
Photo: Mike Krautter
Servings:
12

Martha takes tres leches cake to the next level by adding yet another milk. The vanilla-flecked batter is enriched with milk powder, whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk. Finish with whipped cream and your favorite fruit.

Ingredients

Cake

  • Unsalted butter, room temperature

  • 1 ¼ cups cake flour (not self-rising)

  • ¼ cup nonfat milk powder

  • 1 cup sugar

  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

  • 1 ½ cups whole milk

  • cup safflower oil

  • 5 large egg yolks plus 6 large egg whites

  • 1 vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped

  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk

  • 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk

Topping

  • 2 cups cold heavy cream

  • ¼ cup sugar

  • Fresh peaches, berries, or citrus (optional)

Directions

  1. Cake:

    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly butter a 13-by-9-inch baking dish. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, milk powder, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup whole milk, oil, egg yolks, and vanilla seeds. Whisk egg-yolk mixture into flour mixture.

  2. In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg whites on high speed until frothy. Add cream of tartar and beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 5 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, fold one-third of egg-white mixture into batter. Gently but thoroughly fold in remaining egg-white mixture. Transfer to prepared dish. Bake until top springs back when lightly touched, about 40 minutes.

  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together condensed milk, evaporated milk, and remaining 1 cup whole milk. Poke warm cake all over with a wooden skewer or toothpick, then pour milk mixture over top. Let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.

  4. Topping:

    Whisk cream and sugar to medium peaks. Spread whipped cream over cake and serve with fruit, if desired.

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