Tres Leches Cupcakes

Name: Tres Leches Cupcakes
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 591 milliliters cake flour; 397 grams Half sweetened condensed milk; 177 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 larges eggs; 340 grams evaporated milk; 355 milliliters granulated sugar; 177 milliliters heavy cream; 946 milliliters heavy cream; 113 grams mascarpone cheese; 296 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoon fine salt; 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

The recipe Tres Leches Cupcakes could satisfy your American craving in approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes. This recipe makes 18 servings with 555 calories, 8g of protein, and 36g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of butter, baking soda, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake tins with paper liners.

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Cupcakes

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Oven

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Cream the butter and granulated sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy and light.

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Granulated Sugar

Butter

Cream

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Hand Mixer

Add the eggs, one at a time beating well between each addition. Then add the vanilla and mix until fluffy. Fold in the flour mixture, alternating with the milk. Do not over mix. Portion into the prepared cupcake tins.

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Cupcakes

Vanilla

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Milk

Bake for about 20 minutes.

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Once the cupcakes have cooled, about 30 minutes, you can inject the cake with about 2 ounces of the Tres Leches

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Cupcakes

Mix. If you do not have an injector, then fork the cupcake gently on the top, and then spoon the tres leches over top so as to not break up the cake.

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Cupcakes

Let sit in the fridge for at least an hour.

Top each cupcake with some of the Whipped Cream Mascarpone Frosting.

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Whipped Cream

Mascarpone

Frosting

Cupcakes

Combine the three milks in a blender until well combined, and then chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

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Blender

Chill a metal bowl.

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Bowl

Add the heavy cream, vanilla extract and confectioners' sugar. Start to beat the heavy cream until you see the liquid thicken, and continue to beat until stiff peaks form.

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Powdered Sugar