Tres Leches Cake

Name: Tres Leches Cake
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: South American, Latin American
Ingredients: 4 teaspoons baking powder; 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 59 milliliters cream cheese, softened (see Notes above); 6 larges eggs, separated; 680 grams evaporated milk; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin (see Notes above); 710 milliliters heavy cream; 118 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 473 milliliters sugar; 794 grams sweetened condensed milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 Tbsps water (see Notes above)

The recipe Tres Leches Cake could satisfy your South American craving in about 4 hours. One portion of this dish contains approximately 16g of protein, 36g of fat, and a total of 777 calories. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up heavy cream, sugar, salt, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 325°F.

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Combine flour and baking powder in small bowl; set aside.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

In bowl of stand mixer, beat egg whites and salt with whisk attachment on medium-low speed until whites begin to froth, about 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high and beat whites until soft peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly add the sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes. The mixture may look a bit thick.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

Salt

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Stand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Add egg yolks and beat just until combined. Decrease speed to low and add flour in three additions, alternating with the milk, scraping sides and bottom of bowl as necessary.

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Egg Yolk

All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Bowl

Add vanilla and beat just until combined.

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Vanilla

Scrape batter into an ungreased 13- by 9-inch baking dish.

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Baking Pan

Bake until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.

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Oven

Transfer cake to cooling rack and cool completely in pan, 60 to 90 minutes.

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Wire Rack

Frying Pan

Once cooled, poke cake all over with fork.

Combine evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and 1 1/2 cups heavy cream in large bowl.

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Evaporated Milk

Heavy Cream

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Bowl

Pour mixture evenly all over cake. While cake soaks, make whipped cream.

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Whipped Cream

Combine gelatin and water in small bowl. Microwave until gelatin dissolves, about 20 seconds. Cool to room temperature, about 5 minutes.

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Gelatin

Water

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Microwave

Bowl

In clean bowl of stand mixer, beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and cooled gelatin with whisk attachment until soft and whippy, about 2 minutes.

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Cream Cheese