Tres leches cake. I love Tres Leches cake but this is not the best recipe. The eggs need to be separated, and the whites beaten prior to adding them to the batter. I have done it both ways, and despite the extra work.
You can cook Tres leches cake using 18 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Tres leches cake
- You need of For the cake.
- It’s of all-purpose flour.
- It’s of baking powder.
- You need of salt.
- It’s of eggs, separated.
- It’s of granulated sugar, divided 3/4 and 1/4.
- It’s of milk.
- Prepare of 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
- You need of For the syrup.
- It’s of evaporated milk.
- It’s of sweetened condensed milk.
- Prepare of 1/4 cup whole milk.
- Prepare of For the toppings.
- Prepare of heavy whipping cream, for Whipping.
- It’s of powdered sugar.
- Prepare of vanilla extract.
- Prepare of Chocolate shavings (optional).
- You need of Strawberries for topping (optional).
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Tres leches cake step by step
Preheat oven to 180C. Lightly spray a 9×13” pan with non-stick cooking spray..
In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Separate the eggs into two separate bowls..
Add 3/4 cup sugar to the bowl with the egg yolks and mix on high speed until yolks are pale yellow. Add the 1/3 cup milk and vanilla and stir to combine..
Pour the egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and stir gently with a spatula just until combined..
Use electric beaters to beat the egg whites on high speed. Gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar as you mix and continue beating until stiff peaks..
Fold egg whites into the batter gently using a spatula, just until combined..
Pour batter into prepared pan. Make sure to smooth it into an even layer so your baked cake doesn’t have divots in it..
Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow cake to cool completely..
Combine the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and whole milk in a small bowl. Once the cake has cooled use a fork to poke holes all over the top of the cake..
Slowly pour the milk mixture over the the top of the cake, making sure to pour near the edges and all around..
Refrigerate the cake for at least 1 hour or overnight, to allow it to soak up the milk..
In the meantime, whip the heavy cream, sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks. Smooth over the top of the cake..
Sprinkle chocolate shavings. Serve with fresh sliced strawberries, if desired.
ENJOY 🌹.
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