New Cuatro Leche Cake Recipe

The great folks at the Trewithen Dairy have come out with a New Cuatro Leche Cake Recipe. 

What is a Cuatro Leche Cake? It means "four milks cake" and is a light, fluffy vanilla sponge soaked with whole milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk and cream.

Ingredients

4 Eggs, separated

200g Caster Sugar

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

200g Plain flour

1 tsp Baking Powder

100ml Trewithen Dairy Whole Milk

200ml Evaporated Milk

200g Trewithen Dairy Cornish Clotted Cream

200ml Sweetened Condensed Milk

300ml Double Cream

2 tbsp Ground Cinnamon

Method

Heat your oven to 180c. Lightly grease and line a 20cm square cake tin.

Whisk the egg whites until they are thickened, before slowly adding half of the caster sugar, one tablespoon at a time. Continue whisking until the mixture is stiff and glossy. 

In a separate large bowl, whisk the egg yolks, remaining sugar and vanilla until pale and fluffy. Add the flour, baking powder and milk to the egg yolks and gently fold together until thoroughly combined.

Using a large metal spoon, add a spoonful of egg whites to the yolk mixture. Combine thoroughly, before very gently folding the remaining egg whites through, one spoonful at a time, with the aim of retaining as many of those delightful bubbles as possible.

Pour the batter into the prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes, until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the tin.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the evaporated milk, Cornish clotted cream and condensed milk. 

Poke holes all over the cake, before pouring over half the milky cream mixture. When the majority of the mixture has absorbed into the sponge, pour over a little more. 

Any remaining sauce can be served on the side. Refrigerate overnight if you can, although it'll still be delicious even if you don't have time. 

To serve, whip the remaining cream until it just holds soft peaks. Spread over the top of the cake before finishing with a generous dusting of cinnamon. Serve with the sauce on the side to pour over.

We at That's Food and Drink think this would make a delicious Christmas season desert. Maybe use Brandy Cream as part of the ingredients?

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