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September 28, 2014
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tres leches con miel
The two ingredients for September’s Improv Cooking Challenge were milk & honey. Since I’ve been “itching” to try my hand at a gluten-free tres leches cake; I decided to combine efforts with this month’s challenge.
Sweetened Condensed Milk is a major component of this cake. I made my own with honey. I followed Tiffany’s recipe here.
After whisking this with whole milk & yogurt mixture, my “milk syrup” is now ready for after the cake cools!
Sponge cake has never been my forte -- so I was taking my chances “de-glutening” it… Therefor, instead of whipping up my own gluten-free flourscience experiment concoction, I decided to try Pamela’s® Artisan Flour Blend which I’d seen some friends use in their dishes with great success.
I wanted the recipe for the cake to be “authentic,” so I used this one from Pati’s Mexican Table. Here it is with my modifications:
The egg whites whipped up so nicely.
I desperately wished to use honey instead of sugar, but all my research indicated that the whites would not loft correctly.
I don’t remember ever beating yolks for this length of time, so I was amazed at the color they became.
Every time I bake with egg whites, I cringe at the “snap - crackle - pop” sound with every stroke I use to fold the remaining ingredients. I guess I need more practice!
The finished cake appeared to be quite dense and almost resisted the milk syrup being poured over it. (Don’t know if it would have helped if I added a gum to the flour?)
After (somewhat) soaking in the milk syrup overnight, it was time to trim the cake to fit my platter and frost with the honey-whipped cream. I found that most of the syrup had gathered on the top, sides & bottom of the cake. (Perhaps I should’ve used a spoon handle to poke holes?) 
Well, the way I figure, a good whipped cream covers a multitude of mistakes!
The flavor, however, did not disappoint! 
It was a moist, delicious cake. But the true test will be after my fellers have it for dessert tonight…
If you’d like to catch what the other Improv peeps created with milk & honey, check out these links:
Sweetened Condensed Milk is a major component of this cake. I made my own with honey. I followed Tiffany’s recipe here.
After whisking this with whole milk & yogurt mixture, my “milk syrup” is now ready for after the cake cools!
Sponge cake has never been my forte -- so I was taking my chances “de-glutening” it… Therefor, instead of whipping up my own gluten-free flour
I wanted the recipe for the cake to be “authentic,” so I used this one from Pati’s Mexican Table. Here it is with my modifications:
The egg whites whipped up so nicely.
I desperately wished to use honey instead of sugar, but all my research indicated that the whites would not loft correctly.
I don’t remember ever beating yolks for this length of time, so I was amazed at the color they became.
Every time I bake with egg whites, I cringe at the “snap - crackle - pop” sound with every stroke I use to fold the remaining ingredients. I guess I need more practice!
The finished cake appeared to be quite dense and almost resisted the milk syrup being poured over it. (Don’t know if it would have helped if I added a gum to the flour?)
After (somewhat) soaking in the milk syrup overnight, it was time to trim the cake to fit my platter and frost with the honey-whipped cream. I found that most of the syrup had gathered on the top, sides & bottom of the cake. (Perhaps I should’ve used a spoon handle to poke holes?) 
Well, the way I figure, a good whipped cream covers a multitude of mistakes!
The flavor, however, did not disappoint! 
It was a moist, delicious cake. But the true test will be after my fellers have it for dessert tonight…
If you’d like to catch what the other Improv peeps created with milk & honey, check out these links:
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