Rose tres leches
The South American tres leches cake is one of my family’s favourites and over the years I experimented with different versions. The original is great, but one thing about me, I love adding rose flavour to all sweet treats. So here we are, a rose tres leches!
Ingredients
Cake
All purpose flour
125g
Baking powder
9g
Salt
0.25 tsp
Granulated sugar
200g
Whole milk
70ml
Rose water
15ml
Vanilla extract
1 tsp
Milk mixture
Condensed milk
350g
Pasteurized milk
350ml
Double cream
80ml
Rose water
20ml
Decoration
Whipped cream
200ml
Pistachios
20g
Dried roses
10g
Kitchen Stuff
Sieve
Electric mixer
Whisk
Mixing bowl
Mixing bowl
Piping bag
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 175 degrees and butter your pan.
- In a bowl sift all your dry ingredients and mix. Set aside.
- In another bowl separate your egg yolks and add 160 grams of the sugar. Mix on high speed until the mixture is looking a pale yellow. Add the milk, rose water and vanilla extract and mix until incorporated.
- Mix your dry ingredients with the egg yolk mixture by gently stirring.
- In another bowl mix your egg white on high speed until soft peaks are formed. Add in the rest of your sugar and mix until you have stiff peaks.
- Fold the egg whites in the rest of the batter, make sure to do this gently.
- Pour your batter in the pan and smooth the top to create an even layer. Bake for 30 minutes depending on your oven. I recommend to check with a toothpick, if nothing sticks to it it’s ready to get out of the oven. Don’t touch the cake until it’s completely cooled.
- Combine all milks, cream and rose water in a bowl. Taste the mixture, and add more rose water if you want.
- Poke holes into the cake and pour the milk over the cake. Refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour, but preferably over night.
- Whip your heavy cream and put into a piping bag with a big opening. Decorate the cake however you want.
- Cut up some pistachios and dried roses and sprinkle on top of the heavy cream. Cut the cake into squares, enjoy!
- If you don’t have a piping bag don’t worry, neither do I. I just used a plastic bag and cut a hole.