Tarta Tres Leches Recipe

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Directions:

  1. Garnish:
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  3. Grandma's Gold Cake Preparation:
  4. Beat butter, add sugar, add eggs, vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture and alternate with milk. Grease and flour cake pan. Line with parchment paper. Pour batter into the pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
  5. Crust Preparation:
  6. Process the shortbread in a food processor, pulsing until ground. Add sugar, pulse more, add butter and pulse until it looks like wet sand and holds somewhat together.
  7. Press into a glass pie pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Set on stove to cool. Brush lightly with beaten egg whites.
  8. Creme Preparation:
  9. In a double boiler, place 1 cup of whole milk, 1/4 cup of half-and-half, 2/3 cups sugar and cinnamon sticks. Let heat until boiling and turn down to medium-high heat. Separate 6 eggs saving the whites in a separate bowl. Whisk the yolks, cornstarch and the 1/4 cup additional whole milk until well blended. Using a ladle, scoop out some of the hot milk mixture and temper the eggs whisking it carefully and adding it to the hot milk mixture. Take care to continuously stir with a whisk or it will lump up. When thickened pull off of heat source and add vanilla and butter. Cover and put in freezer to cool for 10 minutes. (I use a cake pan liner)
  10. Meringue Preparation:
  11. In a saucepan, boil the corn syrup, salt and sugar. Meanwhile, whisk egg whites in a stand mixer until firm peaks form. Take melted sugars off the stove and in a steady stream, add to the whisking egg whites. Keep whisking until glossy. Cover with a towel.
  12. Shortbread Preparation:
  13. Cream butter, add sugars, blend and add vanilla. Add flours and cornstarch carefully by hand. Set aside and chill. Roll out between 2pieces of parchment, set in a cake pan to bake, mark designs with a fork. Bake in a preheated 325 degree F oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on a rack.
  14. Three Milks:
  15. Combine the evaporated milk, condensed milk, heavy cream and rum.
  16. Assembly:
  17. Dpread creme on the pie crust. Add layer of vanilla cake. Poke holes with a fork and brush or spray cake layer with Three Milks mixture saving any that will not absorb into the cake layer. Spread meringue over the top, being sure to seal down to the edge of the crust. Garnish with maraschino cherries, 5 mint leaves and cake crumbs. Plate pie with a cinnamon stick rolled in cinnamon on the side and porcelain bull filled with more milk. Drizzle with Cajeta.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 11380.46 Kcal (47648 kJ)
Calories from fat 4696.96 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 521.88g 803%
Cholesterol 2238.15mg 746%
Sodium 9942.78mg 414%
Potassium 8083.54mg 172%
Total Carbs 1545.64g 515%
Sugars 890.36g 3561%
Dietary Fiber 20.17g 81%
Protein 157.4g 315%
Vitamin C 4.6mg 8%
Vitamin A 3.3mg 110%
Iron 26.4mg 147%
Calcium 2291.3mg 229%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 341.69 Kcal (1431 kJ)
Calories from fat 141.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.67g 803%
Cholesterol 67.2mg 746%
Sodium 298.52mg 414%
Potassium 242.7mg 172%
Total Carbs 46.41g 515%
Sugars 26.73g 3561%
Dietary Fiber 0.61g 81%
Protein 4.73g 315%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 110%
Iron 0.8mg 147%
Calcium 68.8mg 229%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 270.3
    Points
  • 315
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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