Description
A delicious and moist tres leches cake soaked with three types of milk, topped with whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 5 large eggs (whites and yolks separated)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 12 ounce can evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Ground cinnamon (for sprinkling on top)
- Sliced fresh strawberries or maraschino cherries (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9×13 metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the egg yolks and sugar until pale yellow.
- Add vanilla and milk. Beat until well combined.
- Transfer the yolk mixture to the bowl with the flour mixture. Fold with a rubber spatula until well combined. Set aside.
- Clean and dry the bowl of your stand mixer well.
- To the bowl of your stand mixer, add egg whites. Beat until stiff peaks form.
- Carefully transfer the egg whites to the bowl with the rest of the batter. Fold with a rubber spatula until combined. Be careful not to deflate the egg whites.
- Pour cake batter into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove cake from the oven and let cool completely.
- Once the cake has cooled, use a fork to poke holes across the top.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and whole milk.
- Pour the milk mixture over the top of the cake, covering all of it.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight, until all the milk has soaked into the cake.
- When ready to serve, add heavy cream, vanilla, and powdered sugar to the bowl of your stand mixer.
- Beat with the whisk attachment until soft peaks form.
- Spread whipped cream in an even layer on top of the cake.
- Lightly add a dusting of cinnamon over top.
- Serve garnished with sliced strawberries or maraschino cherries.
Notes
- Ensure the cake is completely cooled before poking holes and adding the milk mixture.
- Soaking the cake overnight enhances the flavor and texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Latin American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 70mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 39g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 130mg