Tres Leche Coffee

Prep time: 15-20 minutes
Cooking time: 50-60 minutes + chilling time
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
Sponge cake:
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6 eggs
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120g caster sugar
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150g plain flour
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1 tsp vanilla essence
Coffee tres leches mixture :
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¾ cup coffee
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1 can condensed milk
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300ml thickened cream
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300ml full cream milk
Swiss Meringue:
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125g egg whites (room temperature)
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250g caster sugar
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1 tsp vanilla essence
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1 tbsp cinnamon
Method:
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Preheat the oven to 160°C.
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For the sponge, beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla essence for approximately 3 minutes on medium high speed until pale and creamed.
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Sift in the flour and fold in with a silicon or wooden spoon until forms a batter.
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Place the mixture on a greased baking dish and cook in the oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven to cool.
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In a large bowl, mix the coffee, condensed milk, cream and milk until combined.
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Pierce the sponge all over with a skewer so it is easier for the cake to absorb the milk mixture.
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Pour in ¾ of the milk and coffee mixture all over the sponge and cover it with clean wrap. Place it into the fridge preferable overnight.
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Whisk the remaining of the mixture before serving using an electric mixer until thickens into a sauce.
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For the meringue, place the sugar and egg whites into a mixing bowl over Bain-Marie and mix with a silicon spoon until the sugar has dissolve (approximately 5 minutes) it should be warm, and it is not grainy.
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Whisk the mixture using an electric mixer on high speed until hard peaks forms and glossy approximately 5 minutes. Add the vanilla essence and mix through until cold.
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Spread out the meringue all over the cake and dust with cinnamon.
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Serve cold with sauce. Enjoy.
Ingredients for Tres Leche Coffee
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Harris Farm Farmer Friendly Full Cream Milk 2L
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Harris Farm Eggs Free Range Eggs x12 660g
$8.49 ea $1.29 / 100g -
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Puregg Free Range Liquid Egg Whites 500g
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Spice and Co Cinnamon Cassia Ground 65g
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Chef's Choice Pure Vanilla Extract 100ml
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Well and Good Chocolate Mud Cake Mix 475g
$7.00 ea $1.47 / 100g -
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