Tres Leches Cake

Tres Leches Cake. The BEST authentic homemade Tres Leches Cake. An ultra light cake soaked in a sweet milk mixture and topped with fresh whipped cream and cinnamon. Tres Leches Cake has a soft and ultra-moist crumb.

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. You'll love this light, fluffy tres leches cake SOAKED with a sweet mixture of three milks and topped with a cloud of whipped cream enriched with mascarpone. You can cook Tres Leches Cake using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Tres Leches Cake

1. You need of For the batter:.
2. You need 2 cups of All Purpose Flour.
3. It's 2 tsp of Baking Powder.
4. It's 1/2 tsp of Salt.
5. It's 1/2 cup of Unsalted Butter, softened at room temperature.
6. It's 1 cup of Granulated Sugar.
7. Prepare 5 of eggs, separated.
8. Prepare 1 tsp of Vanilla Extract.
9. Prepare 1 cup of Whole Milk.
10. Prepare 2 cups of Chopped Strawberries.
11. You need 1 (14 oz) of can of Sweetened Condensed Milk.
12. You need 1 (12 oz) of can of Evaporated Milk.
13. You need 1/4 cup of Whole Milk.
14. It's of For the whipped topping:.
15. It's 1 cup of Heavy Whipping Cream.
16. You need 3 Tbsp of Powdered Sugar.

Tres Leches Cake should also be topped with a maraschino cherry. Guys, you'll love Tres Leches Cake. Tres leches is a moist and subtly sweet cake made with sponge cake and three different kinds of milk. This Tres Leches Cake recipe is the perfect light and airy dessert and a Latin American favorite.

Tres Leches Cake instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 inch springform pan with some non-stick spray and set aside..
2. In the bowl of a standing mixer, fitted with a whisk attachment, whip the egg whites until they develop stiff peaks and remove them to a different bowl. Make sure that your bowl and whisk are completely clean and dry before whipping the eggs..
3. In the same bowl cream butter and sugar together, add the egg yolks with the vanilla and mix for about a minute. Add milk followed by the flour with baking powder, salt and strawberries. Mix by hand just enough to fold your strawberries in the batter and gently fold in the egg whites until everything is well combined..
4. Pour into prepared pan and bake for about 30 to 35 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow it to cool for about 15 minutes, remove side of the pan and place it on a deep serving plate..
5. Pierce the surface of the cake with a fork. In a large measuring cup mix together condensed milk, evaporated milk and whole milk. Pour the milk mixture slowly over the cake until absorbed and refrigerate it for a couple of hours to cool completely..
6. To make a whipped cream, place the mixing bowl and the whisk into the freezer for about 10-15 minutes. Add the heavy whipping cream and the sugar to the bowl and whisk until the cream reaches stiff peaks for about 6 to 7 minutes. Be careful to not overbeat..
7. Frost the cake with whipped cream and garnish it with fresh strawberries and any berries of your choice. Enjoy!.

At first glance, the cake seems more advanced than most, but it's not too difficult. 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. Tres Leches Cake a must try Mexican dessert! It's a deliciously rich and moist, milk-soaked cake that always gets compliments every time it's served. Tres Leches Cake Recipe To celebrate the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, let's make a cake, one that's associated with birthday parties, graduations, baptisms, and all kind of celebrations.