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Tres leches cake Recipe
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tres leches cake using 18 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Tres leches cake:
- Prepare For the cake
- Prepare 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Take 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 5 eggs, separated
- Make ready 1 cup granulated sugar, divided 3/4 and 1/4
- Take 1/3 cup milk
- Take 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Get For the syrup
- Prepare 1 can evaporated milk
- Take 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- Prepare 1/4 cup whole milk
- Prepare For the toppings
- Take 1 pint heavy whipping cream, for Whipping
- Make ready 3 Tablespoons powdered sugar
- Get 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Get Chocolate shavings (optional)
- Get Strawberries for topping (optional)
Instructions to make Tres leches cake:
- 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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