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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Grease and flour cake pan and line bottom with parchment paper.
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Sift flour with baking powder and set aside.
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Beat egg whites until frothy with a mixer.
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Slowly start adding sugar to tighten whites.
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Add yolks one at a time.
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Alternate adding flour mixture and milk.
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Pour batter into cake pan and bake for about 40 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
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(Sides should pull slightly away from pan.
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Cool on wire rack.
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For Tres leches mix: In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and set aside (refrigerate and stir mix right before using.
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To assemble: unmold the cake once it has cooled off a bit (still slightly warm).
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Place cake on platter (I always put the bottom side up) and spoon the mixture a little at a time.
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Make sure to spoon some closer to the edges because sometimes the edges does not absorb the mixture.
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Ice the top of cake as desired and refrigerate until serving time.
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Should be served cold.
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*NOTE: sometimes i omit the rum and add fruit nectar, coffee, or some other extract.
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so far i do NOT recommend pomegranate.
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I do recommend coffee, mango, passionfruit, guava, and any berry.
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I do not have measurements to these, I just add to taste.
