Banana Tres Leches Cake- Part 1

* Exported from MasterCook *

Banana Tres Leches Cake - Part 1

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Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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For meringue:
3 Egg whites; at room temp
1/3 cup Granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon Vanilla
3/4 cup Powdered sugar
For cake:
1 cup Cake flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 pinch Salt
5 Eggs -- at room temperature
1 cup Granulated sugar
1/4 cup Water
For milk topping:
1 can Sweetened condensed milk -- (14 1/2-oz)
1 can Evaporated milk -- (12-oz)
1 1/2 cups Heavy cream
1/2 cup Banana liqueur (see note)
For sweet whipped cream:
1 cup Heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon Vanilla
1/4 cup Granulated sugar
Banana slices -- for garnish

To prepare meringue: Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Warm bowl and beaters
in warm water, then dry thoroughly.
Beat egg whites with granulated sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks
form. Add powdered sugar; blend in quickly and gently by hand. Transfer
meringue to pastry bag (or plastic zip-top bag with 1/2 inch snipped off
one corner). Pipe strips of meringue onto a baking sheet. Bake for about
1 hour or until meringue is dry. Break meringue into pieces and set
aside.

See Part 2.

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