Tres Leches Cake (Half Sheet). Tres leches cake is a cake soaked in a sweet milk syrup and topped with whipped cream. If you want to get really fancy, spoon some diced strawberries and syrup over the Combine evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and half-and-half in a large bowl; slowly pour milk syrup all over the cake. How many cake mix boxes do you need for a half sheet cake/how do I grease my baking sheets? Tres Leches Cake (Half Sheet)

You can cook Tres Leches Cake (Half Sheet) using 19 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Tres Leches Cake (Half Sheet)
  1. It’s of All Purpose Flour.
  2. Prepare of baking powder.
  3. You need of Large Eggs (Separated).
  4. You need of sugar.
  5. You need of Milk (1℅).
  6. Prepare of vanilla.
  7. It’s of ground cinnamon.
  8. Prepare of Milk Mixture.
  9. Prepare of Sweetened Condensed Milk (14oz).
  10. Prepare of evaporated milk (12oz).
  11. Prepare of Heavy Whipping Cream.
  12. It’s of Vanilla.
  13. It’s of ground cinnamon.
  14. You need of Whipped Topping.
  15. You need of Heavy Whipping Cream.
  16. Prepare of Vanilla.
  17. You need of Powdered Sugar.
  18. Prepare of Decor.
  19. You need of Strawberries.

Tres leches is a moist and subtly sweet cake made with sponge cake and three different kinds of milk. Repeat again with the remaining flour and whites. A tres leches cake (translation: three milks cake) (Spanish: pastel de tres leches, torta de tres leches or bizcocho de tres leches) is a sponge cake—in some recipes. Store Tres Leches Cake in the refrigerator after coving it with plastic wrap or a secure lid.

Tres Leches Cake (Half Sheet) instructions

  1. Preheat Oven to 350°. Spray Pan with cooking spray.(Half Sheet Pan 17x11x2 or cut the recipe in half for a 9x13 pan).

  2. Mix Flour and Baking Powder with whisk and set aside..

  3. In a large mixing bowl beat Egg Whites until frothy. Gradually add Sugar + beat until it forms soft peaks. Add yolks one at a time mixing after each one..

  4. Add Vanilla and Mix again..

  5. Add flour in 3 additions alternating with Milk(1%)..

  6. Pour batter into pan and bake for (30+mins) until golden brown..

  7. Remove from oven and place in freezer on a thick folded towel to avoid heat spreading to other items in the freezer. Leave it to cool for 1 hour..

  8. Poke holes all over cake. (I use a toothpick but a two prong fork works as well)..

  9. Combine all of the Milk Mixture ingredients and gently pour over your cooled cake. You may have to take your time to let the milk soak in to add more..

  10. Refrigerate Cake Overnight or at least 4 hours..

  11. For the Whipped Topping. Beat Heavy Whipping Cream + Vanilla in a Large Bowl until soft peaks form.(this takes a while)..

  12. Add Powdered Sugar a little at a Time until you have reached your desired sweetness..

  13. Frost your cake and decorate with fresh fruit of your choice..

  14. Keep refrigerated until you serve..

It's best to store this cake for several hours or overnight before serving so that It pulled away from the pan on the sides and became about an inch and half thick 🙁 any suggestions on what I did wrong this time? To make the cake: Combine the egg whites and cream of tartar in a large bowl, and beat the whites until soft. Bake Alton Brown's take on Tres Leche Cake from Good Eats on Food Network. The "three milks" used are evaporated and sweetened condensed milk, and cream. Allow the cake to cool completely and then prepare the glaze.