Dessert for 12

Gingerbread Tres Leches Cake

Name: Gingerbread Tres Leches Cake
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: flavourless oil for the tin; 4 eggs separated; 200 g muscovado sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 200 g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cinnamon plus a pinch; 100 ml milk; 410 g can evaporated milk; 200 ml sweetened condensed milk plus 2 tbsp; 300 ml double cream

$2.62for 470 minServes 12

Spiced sponge cake soaks up three milks before it is covered with lightly sweetened whipped cream.

Photo: bbcgoodfood.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
	Milk, 3.5 oz$0.04/oz typical	3.5 oz	$0.14Typical price
	Evaporated, 22 oz$0.14/oz typical	22 oz	$3.09Typical price
	Heavy cream, 11 oz$0.22/oz typical	11 oz	$2.32Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$7.86

Swaps

Swap milk for almondabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

Mexican Vegetarian Budget Desserts Holiday Winter

Typical price

$0.66 per serving$2.62 for 4

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Ingredients

flavourless oil for the tin
4 eggs separated
200 g muscovado sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
200 g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon plus a pinch
100 ml milk
410 g can evaporated milk
200 ml sweetened condensed milk plus 2 tbsp
300 ml double cream

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and oil a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Beat the egg yolks with muscovado sugar and vanilla until thick.
Whisk flour, baking powder, ginger, and cinnamon, then stir the dry mixture and milk into the yolks.
Beat the egg whites until stiff, fold them into the batter, and spread the batter in the pan.
Bake for 25 minutes, until the center is firm and reaches 160 F.
Poke holes in the warm cake and pour over evaporated milk mixed with condensed milk.
Whip the double cream with the remaining condensed milk and cinnamon, then spread it over the cake.

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