Tres Leches Cake
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 16
Ingredients
  • 1 c. all purpose flour
  • 1½ t. baking powder
  • ¼ t. salt
  • 5 large eggs, separated
  • 1 c. sugar, divided
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • ⅓ c. whole milk
  • Syrup:
  • 1 c. evaporated milk
  • 1 c. sweetened condensed milk
  • ½ c. heavy whipping cream
  • Topping:
  • 2 c. heavy whipping cream
  • 3 T. sugar
Instructions
  1. Whisk together the dry ingredients in a bowl.
  2. Separate the eggs.
  3. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites on high until soft peaks form. Add ¼ cup of sugar into egg whites until stiff and glossy.
  4. In a third bowl, beat egg yolks with the remaining ¾ cup of sugar until;it's a creamy pale yellow.
  5. Blend the milk and vanilla into the egg yolk mixture.
  6. Pour egg yolk mixture over dry ingredients and whisk together gently.
  7. Add this to the bowl with beaten egg whites and gently fold them together until just combined.
  8. Pour this into a prepared 13" x 9" x 2" pan.
  9. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Toothpick inserted should come out clean.
  10. Cover with foil and flip over to cooling rack. Allow it to cool completely before proceeding to the next step.
  11. Using a fork, prick a line of holes around the edge of the cake, Then, continue to prick continuous horizontal lines 1" apart.
  12. Fold up the edges of the foil to catch any run off syrup.
  13. To create the syrup, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and the heavy cream. Pour it out of the spout of the meaasuring cup over all of the holes; repeat until no liquid remains. It may stand along the edges of the foil, but you can spoon any excess liquid back onto the cake ifnot absorbed within 10-15 minutes.
  14. Place cake in fridge and allow it to chill before icing,
  15. Using a cold metal bowl and beaters that were in the freezer for about 10 minutes, beat the whipping cream until peaks begin to form. Add the sugar and continue to beat until stiff, but not dry.
  16. Ice top and sides of cake and return to refrigerator until ready to serve.
  17. After serving, place in refrigerator.
Recipe by My Dragonfly Cafe at https://mydragonflycafe.com/tres-leches-cake/