Tres Leches Cake
A short home-style guide to Tres Leches Cake. Basics like salt, oil, haldi, red chilli, cumin, garam masala, ginger-garlic, vinegar, chilli sauce and ketchup are assumed.
Ingredients
- Plain flour (maida)No plain flour (maida)? Use atta, sifted (the result is denser).
- Eggs (Anda)No eggs? Use paneer or firm tofu in curries and rice dishes.
- Milk (Doodh)No milk? Use milk powder mixed with water, or diluted tinned milk.
- Condensed milkNo condensed milk? Use milk powder with milk and sugar, simmered thick.
- Cream (Malai (cream))No cream? Use milk with a little butter, simmered to thicken (lighter).
- Sugar (Cheeni)No sugar? Use jaggery (gur) or honey, added gradually.
- Baking powderNo baking powder? Use a pinch of baking soda with a squeeze of lemon, or skip it (the result will be denser).
Method
- Bake a light sponge with maida, eggs, sugar and baking powder.
- Soak with milk and condensed milk, chill, then top with whipped cream.
Not for the air fryer. It is too big for most air fryer baskets. Use the oven.