Cha Leches Cake

Sat, 24 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Most of you are familiar with chai - a spiced tea drink, made with some kind of milk. Most Bengalis I know and grew up with, didn't spice their tea, but steeped some strong black tea and cooked it down with milk, or evaporated milk, and sweetened to taste. This is called dood cha (translation: milk tea). My favorite childhood treat was dunking a piece of Wonder bread in my mother's milk tea. This dessert, an adaptation of tres leches, rekindles that memory. A sponge cake that is soaked in a steeped black tea milk mixture, and topped with whipped cream, recreates that childhood favorite in dessert form. I made it on a whim at my in law's place over the weekend so I don't have many pictures. I tried recreating it with PG Tips pyramid tea bags - and although tasty, did not have a strong enough flavor. Will share more pictures when I recreate it - in the meantime I need to buy up some loose tea of my own, since the tea bags just won't do in this recipe.

The perfect cup of (milk) tea

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Every South Asian is familiar with the following scenario: impromptu guests late in the afternoon. While you scurry to make your place somewhat presentable, you run through the inventory of sweet and savory snacks to serve. Then they say, “Oh we’ll just have some tea and be on our way.” Easy enough. Throw some water, milk and tea bags in a pot. Simmer, then sugar. Wait, is that 50/50 water and milk? Or am I supposed to use evaporated milk? How long should I simmer again? Aw, crap, the milk’s bubbled over.

Tea on Kitchen3N

Cha Leches Cake

The perfect cup of (milk) tea