Description[]
Three milk cake.
Ingredients[]
Cake[]
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1½ cups sugar
- ½ cup milk
- fresh strawberries, for garnish (optional)
- mint leaves, for garnish (optional)
Topping[]
- 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups milk
- 1 (16 ounce) carton sour cream
Meringue[]
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup water, heated
- 3 egg whites
Directions[]
- Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
- Grease and flour a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan.
- Sift flour with baking powder.
- In large bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites until frothy.
- Add sugar gradually, beating to form stiff peaks.
- Add yolks, 1 at a time.
- Slowly add flour and milk.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until edges are golden brown, about 40 to 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let cool on a rack.
- Prepare Topping.
- Pour topping over cake and let sit until all the mixture is absorbed, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Prepare meringue and refrigerate.
- Before serving, cut cake into squares and spread meringue over each.
- Garnish as desired with fresh berries and mint leaves.
Topping[]
- Combine milks and sour cream (do not beat).
- Use as directed.
- Heat water in a saucepan. Add sugar and turn off heat.
- Let sit until sugar is dissolved.
- In clean electric mixer bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites.
- Slowly pour sugar syrup over egg whites, beating constantly until meringue holds stiff peaks.
- Store in refrigerator.
- This can be served immediately but is best made 24 hours ahead and chilled.
- The meringue will keep, covered, 2 days in the refrigerator.