Tres Leches Cake (Central American Milk Cake)
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4.8
12 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
12 people
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
South American
Tres Leches Cake (Central American Milk Cake)
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Tres leches cake, also known as pastel de tres leches, is a sponge cake soaked in 3 kinds of milk, popular in Latin America.
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Ingredients
For the dough
- 5 eggs
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1½ cup flour
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
For the cream
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk (canned)
- 1½ cup milk
- 12 oz evaporated milk (canned)
For the topping
- 1½ cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- strawberries (optional)
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Instructions
Dough
- Preheat oven to 350 F / 175 C. Add the baking powder into the flour previously sifted.
- Separately, beat the butter and sugar for a few minutes.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract and continue beating.
- Gradually add flour / baking powder mixture and continue beating.
- Pour into a large buttered gratin dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes. Prick the cake with a fork. Cool for at least 20-30 minutes.
Cream
- Mix the three milks and pour the mixture over the dough gradually. The dough should absorb all the liquid.
Topping
- Beat the whipping cream with an electric mixer. When it begins to thicken, add the sugar and vanilla extract and continue beating. Cover the cake with this cream.
- You can garnish the tres leches cake with fresh strawberries.
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