Tres Leches Cake

Name: Tres Leches Cake
Prep time: 4 h 5 min
Cook time: 4 h 5 min
Total time: 4 h 5 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: South American, Latin American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 4 larges eggs, separated; 340 grams evaporated milk; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the cake pan; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 473 milliliters heavy cream, divided; 3 Tbsps orange liqueur (recommended: Grand Marnier); 1 Tbsp powdered sugar; 355 milliliters sugar; 397 grams sweetened condensed milk; 118 milliliters whole milk

Tres Leches Cake requires approximately 4 hours and 5 minutes from start to finish. This dessert has 573 calories, 11g of protein, and 26g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 10. A couple people really liked this South American dish. A mixture of baking powder, heavy cream, condensed milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray and flour a 10-inch cake pan with 2-inch high sides and then line with parchment paper. Grease the parchment paper.

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All Purpose Flour

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Baking Paper

Cake Form

Oven

Mix the flour and baking powder in a medium bowl. Set aside.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

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In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites until frothy. With the mixer running, gradually add the sugar and beat to stiff peaks. Beat in the yolks, 1 at a time, blending well after each addition.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

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Whisk

Add the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the whole milk in 2 additions.

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Whole Milk

All Purpose Flour

Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool the cake slightly, about 10 minutes, then invert onto a platter with 1-inch high sides.

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