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This cake
is one of the most delicious cakes ever invented, and is
served in just about every Nicaraguan, or Cuban
restaurant in Miami. The cuatro
leches cake is the basic tres leches
cake with
the addition of dulce de leche (caramelized milk).
The process of making the caramelized milk (the fourth
milk) involves
a slow
cooking down of sweetened liquid until it achieves a
very thick consistency.
Preparation Time: 30
minutes
Cooking
Time: 4 hours
Serves
10 portions
Dulce
de Leche
(Caramelized Milk)
Ingredients:
1 gallon
whole milk
3
cups sugar
3
tablespoons white vinegar
Directions:
1.
Place the milk
and sugar in a large, heavy sauce pan over a
medium-high heat.
2. Bring to a
boil.
3. Add the vinegar which will cause the
milk-sugar mixture
to separate.
4. Cook for about 3 hours
until the liquid has evaporated, and the
solids have caramelized.
5. Add a thick layer of this
dulce de leche recipe on the top, and sides of the
tres
leches cake.
6. Serve cold, and enjoy with
family and friends. You can actually eat this
delicious, moist
cake with a spoon!
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