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Tres Leches (Milk Cake)




Tres Leches (Milk Cake)
source Allrecipes.com
categories dessert, cake, mexican
yield 1 9x13-inch cake
prep time 15 mins
total time 1 hr

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cup whole milk
  • 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 (12 fluid oz) can evaporated milk
  • 1 ½ cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

    • INSTRUCTIONS
  • 1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F . Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
  • 2. Sift flour and baking powder together; set aside.
  • 3. Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add flour mixture, about ½ cup at a time, mixing until well blended. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
  • 4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Pierce cake all over with a fork; let cool to room temperature.
  • 5. Mix whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk together in a bowl; pour over the top of the cooled cake and allow to soak in.
  • 6. Whip cream, remaining 1 cup of sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until thick. Spread over the top of the filling. Keep cake refrigerated until serving. Tres Leches (Milk Cake).

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