Tres Leches (three milk) Cake
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Tres Leches (three milk) Cake
2017-07-30 20:19:29
I tasted this cake last year for the first time, and loved it. An easy cake overall, requires some patiences though as it's made in three parts. I had loads of fun making it.
Total Time
1 hr
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
2573g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 6670
Calories from Fat 2836
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 322g
495%
Saturated Fat 193g
967%
Trans Fat 4g
Polyunsaturated Fat 17g
Monounsaturated Fat 92g
Cholesterol 1944mg
648%
Sodium 1641mg
68%
Total Carbohydrates 834g
278%
Dietary Fiber 5g
21%
Sugars 680g
Protein 132g
Vitamin A
246%
Vitamin C
34%
Calcium
332%
Iron
49%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups full cream milk
- 1 can condensed milk
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175 degrees C
- Grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking tin
- Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside.
- Cream butter or margarine and the 1 cup sugar together until fluffy
- Add eggs and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract and beat well
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture
- Mix until well blended
- Pour batter into prepared baking tin
- Bake at 175 degrees C for 30-45 minutes
- Pierce cake several times with a fork to make sure it's cooked through
- Combine the full cream milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk together
- Pour over the top of the cooled cake
- Whip whipping cream
- Add the remaining 1 cup of the sugar
- Add the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla and blend together until thick.
- Spread over the top of cake
- Be sure and keep cake refrigerated!
Notes
- A tres leches cake also known as pan tres leches ("three milks bread"), is a sponge cake—in some recipes —soaked in three kinds of milk: evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream. The cake is popular in Central, South America, North America and many parts of the Caribbean, as well as in Europe.
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OMG! How incredibly delicious was this cake…i could it have it for breakfast, lunch and supper!
Looks divine
A definite must try 🙂