Recipe: Perfect Tres Leches Cake

Tres Leches Cake. I love Tres Leches cake but this is not the best recipe. The eggs need to be separated, and the whites beaten prior to adding them to the batter. I have done it both ways, and despite the extra work, separating the eggs is well worth the effort.

Allow to cool in the pan, and then turn out (upside down) onto a rimmed platter. For the tres leches: Combine the heavy cream, evaporated milk and. Tres Leches cake features three different dairy products that come together to create a cake that's moist, but not mushy, and dense with just the right amount of sweetness. You can cook Tres Leches Cake using 16 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Tres Leches Cake

1. Prepare of Cake Base.
2. Prepare 1 cup of all-purpose flour.
3. You need 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
4. You need Pinch of salt.
5. Prepare 5 of eggs.
6. You need 1 cup of powdered sugar (divided into 3/4 and 1/4 cup).
7. You need 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
8. It's 1/3 cup of milk.
9. It's of Cake syrup.
10. You need 12 oz of evaporated milk.
11. You need 14 oz of condensed milk.
12. Prepare of Little more than 1/4 cup heavy cream.
13. It's of Whipped Cream Frosting.
14. You need 1 cup of heavy cream.
15. Prepare 2 1/2 tbsp of powdered sugar.
16. Prepare 1 tsp of vanilla extract.

This indulgent cake traces its origins back to South America, but you don't need to fly across the equator to try a piece. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Tres leches means "three milks." This cake gets its name because it uses three kinds of milk—evaporated, condensed and cream. This cake's light and airy texture has made it a classic in Mexican kitchens for generations.

Tres Leches Cake instructions

1. Preheat oven at 350 F. Grease the pan (Baking pan or upyrex) with butter. Keep 3 mixing bowls ready..
2. Separate egg white and yolks..
3. Sift all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt to a mixing bowl and keep aside.
4. Beat egg yolks along with 3/4 cup sugar at high speed using hand mixer until it becomes pale yellow in color. Add in milk and vanilla extract. Beat at low speed until it gets mixed..
5. Add in the flour mixture and beat once at low speed, so that everything gets mixed. Keep aside..
6. Clean the beater, whisk and mixing bowl and dry them well. If it is wet, egg whites cannot be beaten into desired consistency..
7. Beat egg whites on high speed until you get foam consistency. Add in 1/4 cup sugar little at a time and continue to beat at high speed until you get a stiff peak..
8. Add the white mixture on top of yolk mixture and gently fold in until it gets mixed well. Do not mix it vigorously..
9. Transfer it to the greased pan or pyrex and bake it in the preheated oven for 20 mins..
10. While it’s baking, prepare cake syrup by mixing condensed milk, evaporated milk and heavy cream. Keep it refrigerated..
11. Also prepare whipped cream frosting by beating heavy cream along with sugar and vanilla extract..
12. Once the cake is ready cool it and invert it. Make holes all over the cake using a fork. Slowly pour the syrup and wait for 30 mins or until the cake absorbs the syrup..
13. Spread the whipped cream frosting on top of the cake. Decorate with strawberries.

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the cake flour, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl and set aside. Put the egg whites in a large bowl with a pinch of salt. Whenever I'm in Mexico, in addition to lots of guacamole, salsa, black beans, and margaritas, tres leches cake is a must. I wanted to make one in advance of Cinco de Mayo because it's one of my all-time favorite cakes.