Name: Los Ranchos Tres Leches
Ingredients: 1 c Sugar; divided; 5 lg Eggs; separated; 1/3 c Milk; 1/2 ts Vanilla extract; 1 c All-purpose flour; 1 1/2 ts Baking powder; 1/2 ts Cream of tartar; 1 cn (12-ounce) evaporated milk; 1 c Each: sweetened condensed milk and whipping cream; 1 ts Vanilla extract; 1 tb Light rum; 1 c Sugar; divided; 1/4 c Water; 3 Egg whites; 1/2 ts Cream of tartar

Satan hates God’s children. It is his utmost ambition to see us fail in our spiritual responsibilities. Specifically, his goal is to do whatever it takes to take us off the spiritual front lines. Doubt. Distractions. Greater love for other things. Sin. Laziness. It’s subtle, its strategic, it's sinister. His methods are predictable, but missed by those spiritually asleep and not alert. That’s why we read in 1 Peter 5:8, “Be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy	Nicaraguan		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Sugar; divided
5	lg	Eggs; separated
1/3	c	Milk
1/2	ts	Vanilla extract
1	c	All-purpose flour
1 1/2	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Cream of tartar
1	cn	(12-ounce) evaporated milk
1	c	Each: sweetened condensed milk and whipping cream
1	ts	Vanilla extract
1	tb	Light rum
1	c	Sugar; divided
1/4	c	Water
3		Egg whites
1/2	ts	Cream of tartar

INSTRUCTIONS

MILK SYRUP
MERINGUE
>From Miami Spice by Steven Raichlen (Workman, $12.95). The recipe is from
Los Ranchos Restaurant in Miami, which was founded by a nephew of the late
Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously butter a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking
dish. Beat 3/4 cup sugar and egg yolks until light and fluffy, about 5
minutes. Fold in milk, vanilla, flour and baking powder. Beat egg whites to
stiff peaks, adding cream of tartar after 20 seconds. Gradually add
remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and continue beating until whites are glossy and
firm but not dry. Gently fold whites into yolk mixture. Pour batter into
prepared pan. Bake cake until it feels firm and an inserted toothpick comes
out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cake cool completely on a wire rack.
Unmold cake onto a deep, large platter. Pierce cake all over with a fork.
Pour Milk Syrup over cake. Spoon the overflow back on top until all is
absorbed. Using a wet spatula, spread top and sides of cake with a thick
layer of Meringue. Refrigerate the cake covered at least 2 hours before
serving. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
Milk Syrup: Combine evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, cream,
vanilla and rum in a mixing bowl. Whisk until well mixed.
Meringue: Place 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar in heavy saucepan with
water. Cover and cook over high heat 2 minutes. Uncover pan and cook the
sugar to the soft-ball stage, 239 degrees on a candy thermometer, 6 to 8
minutes. Meanwhile, beat egg whites to soft peaks with cream of tartar in
electric mixer. Add remaining 2 tablespoons sugar gradually, continuing
beating to stiff peaks. Pour boiling sugar syrup in a thin stream into the
whites and continue beating until mixture is cool to the touch. The hot
syrup "cooks" the whites.
Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by Lou Parris <lbparris@earthlink.net> on May
01, 1998

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