This chilled Latin American cake combines three kinds of milk – evaporated, condensed, and whole – and makes a fine match with early summer fruit. And on a day where so much happens at the last moment, it’s a blessing to have dessert ready to go in the fridge
Ingredients
Roasted peaches
Method
1.Preheat oven to 175°C and butter a 20cm x 30cm baking dish. Sift flour, baking powder and ¼ tsp salt into a bowl. Whisk eggs and sugar in an electric mixer until thick and pale (7-8 minutes). Fold in flour mixture in batches, then vanilla and 50ml milk until smooth. Spoon batter into prepared dish and bake until golden and a skewer inserted withdraws clean (25-30 minutes). Prick cake all over with a skewer.
2.Whisk condensed milk, evaporated milk and remaining milk in a jug to combine well, then pour evenly over cake. Cool cake to room temperature (1-1½ hours), then cover and refrigerate to soak (4 hours or overnight).
3.For roasted peaches, preheat oven to 200°C. Spread peach wedges on a baking tray lined with baking paper, add vanilla, sprinkle with sugar and squeeze over lime juice. Toss to coat and roast until golden and caramelised (20-25 minutes). Cool.
4.Cut cake into squares, top each square with whipped cream and a cherry, and serve with roasted peaches.
Drink suggestion: Glass of sweet sherry. Drink suggestion by Max Allen.
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