COFFEE TRES LECHES CAKE

 

INGREDIENTS :

• 1/2 cup warm milk

• 1 tsp. vinegar

• 2 cups plain flour

• 1 tbsp. cocoa powder

• 1 tsp. baking soda

• 2 tsp. baking powder

• 4 eggs

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• 1 tsp. vanilla essence

• 1 cup oil

• 1 tsp. coffee powder

COFFEE MILK :

• 2 cups of hot boiling milk

• 2 tsp. coffee powder

• 1 tbsp. sugar

CREAM TOPPING :

• 400 ml fresh cream

• 3 tbsp. sugar

• 1 tsp. coffee powder

PROCEDURE :

Make Cake :

• First make butter milk by mixing 1 tsp. vinegar into 1/2 cup of warm milk and let curd for 10-15 minutes.

• In a bowl beat 4 eggs, add sugar and beat until creamy (min. 1 minute of high speed beating).

• Add a teaspoon of coffee powder to buttermilk and mix.

• Pour this coffee buttermilk into egg beat mixture and mix a little.

• Add oil and vanilla essence and mix.

• Prepare flour mix by mixing plain flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder.

• Beat in flour mix in portions until evenly combined.

• Transfer the batter to previously greased and dusted 11 x 7 inch baking pan.

• Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degree C for 30-40 minutes, until tooth pick inserted comes out clean.

• Let come down to room temperature.

Coffee milk :

• Mix all the ingredients for coffee milk and let the mixture come down to room temperature.

• Poke holes to cooled down cake.

• Pour over the cake until completely soaked up and milk further poured stays on top.

• Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Topping :

• Beat fresh cream with sugar and coffee until stiff peaks form.

• Spread over cake just out of fridge.

• Dust cocoa if you like.

COMES OUT PERFECT IF REFRIGERATED 30 MINUTES BEFORE SERVING !!!