Seis Leches Cake
By Melissa Clark · cooking.nytimes.com
8 hrs 50 min (mostly chilling)18 servings
A Latin American sponge cake soaked in six types of milk, topped with dulce de leche and whipped cream.
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| prepPreheat oven to 350°F / 175°C | ||||||||||
| prepButter a 9×13-inch baking pan | ||||||||||
| 190 g all-purpose flour | Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg & salt | Whisk half flour mix into yolks | Fold in quarter of whites to lighten | Fold in remaining flour & whites alternately | Bake 350°F / 175°C, 25 min until golden | Cool on rack 20 min | Poke holes in warm cake, cut into 18 pieces | Pour milk mixture over cake, chill 8 hrs or overnight | Spread dulce de leche over cake | Spread whipped cream on cake, sprinkle cinnamon |
| 150 g granulated sugar | ||||||||||
| 2 teaspoons baking powder | ||||||||||
| ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling | ||||||||||
| ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg | ||||||||||
| ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt | ||||||||||
| 6 large egg yolks | Whisk egg yolks, melted butter, milk & vanilla | |||||||||
| 75 g melted unsalted butter | ||||||||||
| 45 ml whole milk | ||||||||||
| 2 teaspoons vanilla extract | ||||||||||
| 6 large egg whites | Beat egg whites & cream of tartar until frothy, 2 min | Add sugar gradually, beat until firm peaks, 3–5 min | ||||||||
| ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar | ||||||||||
| 50 g granulated sugar | ||||||||||
| 1 (14-ounce) can unsweetened coconut milk | Heat coconut milk, evaporated milk, condensed milks, rum & salt until steaming | |||||||||
| 240 ml evaporated milk | ||||||||||
| 180 ml sweetened condensed coconut milk | ||||||||||
| 160 ml sweetened condensed milk | ||||||||||
| 3 tablespoons dark or amber rum | ||||||||||
| pinch fine sea salt | ||||||||||
| 180 ml dulce de leche | ||||||||||
| 360 ml heavy cream | Whip cream with dulce de leche until mousse-like | |||||||||
| 60 ml dulce de leche | ||||||||||
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