Milk Cake

Ingredients

  • 4 cups flour|all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 1 1/2 cups Granulated sugar|Sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • Fresh strawberries and mint leaves for garnish (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease and flour a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan.
  3. Sift flour with baking powder.
  4. In large bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites until frothy.
  5. Add Granulated sugar|Sugar gradually, beating to form stiff peaks.
  6. Add egg yolk|yolks, 1 at a time. Slowly add flour and milk.
  7. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until edges are golden brown, about 40 to 45 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack.
  9. Prepare Topping.
  10. Pour Topping over cake and let sit until all the mixture is absorbed, 20 to 30 minutes.
  11. Prepare Meringue and refrigerate.
  12. Before serving, cut cake into squares and spread Meringue over each.
  13. Garnish as desired with fresh Berries and mint leaves.
  14. Topping: * 1(12-ounce) can evaporated milk * 1(14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk * 2 cups milk * 1(16-ounce) carton sour cream
  15. Combine milks and sour cream (do not beat).
  16. Use as directed.
  17. Meringue: * 1 cup Granulated sugar|Sugar * 1/2 cup water, heated * 3 egg whites
  18. Combine Granulated sugar|Sugar and water in a saucepan.
  19. Let sit until Granulated sugar|Sugar is dissolved.
  20. In clean electric mixer bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites.
  21. Slowly pour simple syrup|sugar syrup over egg whites, beating constantly until meringue holds stiff peaks.
  22. Store in refrigerator.
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