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<recipe name="Bizcocho de Tres Leches"
        time="1 hour"
	source="Traditional Puertorican"
	quantity="Enough for 6-10 hungry people"
	category="dessert">

  <blurb>Sponge cake drenched in sweet cream.  Very rich.</blurb>

  <prefix>
    This is a dessert that has become popular in Puerto Rico since
    the 1980s.
    It is a very rich sponge cake drenched in cream, evaporated milk and
    condensed milk.  Out of this world!
  </prefix>

  <ingredient amount="4">                eggs, separated</ingredient>
  <ingredient amount="1" units="cup">   sugar</ingredient>
  <ingredient amount="1" units="cup">   self-rising flour, sifted</ingredient>
  <ingredient amount="1" units="stick"> butter, melted and cooled</ingredient>
  <ingredient amount="1/4" units="cup">  evaporated milk</ingredient>
  <ingredient amount="1"   units="tsp">  vanilla extract</ingredient>

  <direction>
    Preheat oven to 350&#176;.
  </direction>

  <direction>
    Beat <i>egg whites</i> until stiff peaks form.  Gradually add <i>sugar</i>,
    beating well.
  </direction>

  <direction>
    Beat <i>egg yolks</i> until pale.  Fold into <i>egg whites</i>.
  </direction>

  <direction>
    Fold <i>cake flour</i> into <i>egg mixture</i>.
  </direction>

  <direction>
    Mix <i>evaporated milk</i>, melted <i>butter</i>, and <i>vanilla</i>.  Fold
    into <i>batter</i>.
  </direction>

  <direction>
    Pour into greased and floured 7x11- or 8x8-inch baking pan (preferably
    glass).
  </direction>

  <direction>
    Bake at 350&#176; for 20 minutes.  Remove from heat and let cool.
  </direction>

  <direction>
    When the cake has cooled, use a fork to prick holes all over top of
    cake.  Pour <i>milk mixture</i> (below) over it.
  </direction>

  <direction>
    If you want it to look pretty, top with <i>meringue</i>
    and broil a minute or so, until browned.
  </direction>

  <notes>
    As of 4 August 2003, this is half the recipe it used to be.  The
    full recipe makes way too much for me.  If you're making this for
    a crowd (10-20 people), feel free to double the recipe.  Replace
    the 7x11 pan with a 9.5x13.5-inch one, and you may have to cook
    a few minutes longer.
  </notes>

  <ingredient amount="1" units="can">condensed milk</ingredient>
  <ingredient amount="1" units="can">evaporated milk</ingredient>
  <ingredient amount="1.5" units="cups">heavy cream</ingredient>

  <direction>
    In a large bowl, pour the <i>condensed milk</i>.  Slowly add
    the <i>evaporated milk</i>, stirring well to combine.  Add
    <i>cream</i>, stirring well.
  </direction>

  <direction>
    Pour over cooled cake.  You may have to stop, wait a while for things
    to soak in, then continue pouring.
  </direction>


</recipe>
