Dessert for 12

Lemon Tres Leches Shortcake

Name: Lemon Tres Leches Shortcake
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 tbsp lightly packed meyer lemon zest or regular lemon zest; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp kosher salt; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup meyer lemon juice or regular lemon juice; 1 cans (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk; 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/4 cup whole milk; 2 lb strawberries; 1 tbsp meyer lemon juice or regular lemon juice; 1 tbsp granulated sugar; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 tbsp powdered sugar

A lemon cake absorbs three milks, then gets topped with sweetened cream and strawberries for a soft layered dessert.

Typical price

$6.69for 4 servings

$1.67 per serving$6.69 for 4

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Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

80 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

Mexican Vegetarian Budget Desserts

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical	0.25	$0.10Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical	4.75 oz	$0.19Typical price
Evaporated or condensed milk$0.14/oz typical	14 oz	$1.96Typical price
Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical	12 oz	$2.74Typical price
Milk$0.04/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.09Typical price
Berries$0.40/oz typical	32 oz	$12.80Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$20.07

Pantry staples you likely have

Sugar and brown sugarFlourBaking powder and sodaSalt and pepperSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

1 tbsp lightly packed meyer lemon zest or regular lemon zest
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup meyer lemon juice or regular lemon juice
1 cans (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup whole milk
2 lb strawberries
1 tbsp meyer lemon juice or regular lemon juice
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tbsp powdered sugar

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
Beat the butter, sugar, and lemon zest, then beat in the eggs and lemon juice.
Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt, spread the batter in the pan, and bake for 25 minutes.
Whisk the condensed milk, heavy cream, and whole milk together, then pour them over the warm cake.
Cool the cake for 15 minutes, then chill it for 15 minutes while slicing the strawberries.
Toss the strawberries with lemon juice and sugar, then whip the remaining cream with powdered sugar and spread it over the cake.
Top the cake with the strawberries and chill until the 80-minute mark.

Swaps

Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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