Tres Leche Cake

Name: Tres Leche Cake
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 5 larges eggs, separated; 340 grams evaporated milk; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 1 pint heavy cream, for whipping; 12 servings Maraschino cherries, to decorate; 79 milliliters milk; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 3 Tbsps sugar; 397 grams sweetened condensed milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Tres Leche Cake is a vegetarian dessert. One portion of this dish contains approximately 9g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 452 calories. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 4 hours. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, heavy cream, flour, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9- by 13-inch cake pan.

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All Purpose Flour

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Cake Form

Oven

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Separate the eggs. Beat the egg yolks with 3/4 cup of the sugar on high speed until the yolks are pale yellow. Stir in the milk and vanilla.

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Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Sugar

Egg

Milk

Pour the egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and stir very gently until combined.

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Egg Yolk

All Purpose Flour

Beat the egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. With the mixer on, pour in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until the egg whites are stiff but not dry. Fold the egg white mixture into the batter very gently until just combined. Spoon into the prepared pan and spread to even out the surface.

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Egg Whites

Spread

Sugar

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Blender

Frying Pan

Bake until the cake is done, 35 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan, and then turn out (upside down) onto a rimmed platter.

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Oven

Frying Pan

Combine the heavy cream, evaporated milk and condensed milk in a small pitcher. Pierce the surface of the cake with a fork several times.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Heavy Cream

Drizzle the milk mixture over the top and allow the cake to sit and absorb the milk mixture. Don't worry about totally soaking the cake! That's what you want.

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Milk

For the icing: Whip the cream with the sugar.

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Cream

Icing