Pastel Tres Leches Aldaco

* Exported from MasterCook *

Pastel Tres Leches Aldaco

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
one Pinch salt
3 large eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
MILK MIX:
1 can evaporated milk -- (12-ounce)
1 can sweetened condensed milk -- (14-ounce)
1 can whole milk -- (use empty
condensed milk can)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon rum -- optional (1 to 2)
Chopped pecans -- or
cinnamon to sprinkle on top

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-inch round cake pan. Mix
together flour, baking powder
sugar and pinch of salt in medium bowl. In another bowl, stir together
the eggs, milk and vanilla lightly.
Mix with the dry ingredients and stir well. Scrape into the cake pan and
bake for about 20 minutes or until
the top is light golden and springs back when touched in the center. Take
cake out, cool 15 minutes, then
remove from pan so cake doesn't stick. Let cool completely. When cake is
cooled, cut it in half horizontally
with a long-bladed knife. To make the milk mixture: put the evaporated,
condensed and whole milk, vanilla and
rum, if desired, into a large mixing bowl or blender and blend well. Lift
the top half of the cake off and set
aside. Put the bottom half of the cake onto a larger serving dish with a
rim (to catch any excess milk). Slowly
pour enough of the milk mixture onto the bottom half of the cake to
saturate it well. Replace the top half over
the soaked bottom half and carefully pour more of the milk mixture over
the top. This procedure should be performed
slowly and you may have to wait a bit for the milk to soak into the top
half, then pour some more. The cake should be
allowed to soak and chill for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator. (It
is even better left to soak in the milk
overnight.)Cut into pie-shaped wedges and garnish the top of each serving
with chopped pecans or a sprinkle of cinnamon.
If there is milk left over that the cake didn't soak up, pour into a
small pitcher and serve alongside the dessert.

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NOTES : Here is another Mexican dessert recipe, from Aldaco's restaurant
in San Antonio, Texas. Absolutely delicious!