Pastel De Tres Leches Three-milk Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 10 eggs, kept at room temperature for 1/2 hour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 2 cups chopped strawberries, 1/2 inch pieces
• 3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 2 tablespoons rum or 2 tablespoons brandy, mezcal or 2 tablespoons other liquor, of your choice
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 oil a jellyroll baking pan (15x10) and line it with waxed paper oiled on both sides.
• 3 separate the yolks and whites in 2 bowls.
• 4 sift the flour and baking powder together.
• 5 beat the yolks until light and lemon colored, about 20 minutes.
• 6 the consistency should be very thick, and when you lift the beaters, the mixture should fall in one solid mass, known as the"ribbon stage.
• 7 "add 1/2 cup of the sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time.
• 8 add the vanilla and beat 3 minutes more.
• 9 whip the egg whites until soft peaks form.
• 10 add the remaining 1/2 cup sugar slowly until it makes a meringue.
• 11 add the whites to the yolks 1/3 at a time and fold in with a rubber spatula.
• 12 add the flour all at once and fold in.
• 13 spread the batter in the pan and bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until the cake comes away from the sides of the pan.
• 14 let it rest for 5 minutes, then remove it from the pan and place on a clean tea towel that has been dusted with confectioner's sugar.
• 15 remove the waxed paper by rubbing the top of the paper with a dry cloth all over the surface and peeling off.
• 16 cover the cake with another tea towel and roll up the cake lengthwise in the towels, like a jellyroll, while still warm.
• 17 for the filling: whip the cream and vanilla until soft peaks form.
• 18 add the confectioner's sugar.
• 19 add the strawberries to the whipped cream and fold in.
• 20 for the soaking liquid: mix the milks with a whisk.
• 21 add the liquor.
• 22 for the frosting: in a mixing bowl, beat the butter until soft and fluffy, about 10 minutes.
• 23 add the vanilla and mix for 2 minutes.
• 24 slowly add the confectioner's sugar until it is well incorporated.
• 25 add the milk.
• 26 to assemble the cake: unroll the cake and remove the tea towel from the top layer.
• 27 spread the whipped cream mixture on the cake.
• 28 using the bottom as leverage, roll it up lengthwise.
• 29 transfer the cake to a serving tray seam side down.
• 30 make holes in the cake with a skewer and drizzle the soaking liquid, slowly, letting it absorb bit by bit.
• 31 cover the cake with the frosting.