Cook's Country Tres Leches Cake W/Strawberries
By
Rose Mary Mogan
@cookinginillinois
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This is one of the desserts I made for Easter 2014 dinner. I used Vanilla Bean Paste instead of Extract, & also added Butter flavored Extract. This was my first time making a 3 milk cake, & wanted to use a tried & true recipe.
My husband fell in love with it. I did use White Lily Flour, a much softer & lighter AP flour. I also added Fresh sliced strawberries, which we thought added extra texture & flavor. We loved it,& I will be making it again real soon. My hubby complimented it without me asking so it was good.
★★★★★ 1 vote5
Ingredients
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3 -MILK MIXTURE
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1 can(s)14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
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1 can(s)12 ounce evaporated milk
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1 cheavy cream (8 ounces)
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1 tspvanilla extract (i used 2 tsp vanilla bean paste)
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CAKE BATTER
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2 call purpose flour ( i used white lily)
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2 tspbaking powder
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1 tspsalt
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1 1/2 tspbutter extract (my addition)
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1/2 tspcinnamon
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4-5drops yellow food color ( my addition)
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1 stickbutter
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1 cwhole milk
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4 largeeggs room temperature
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2 csugar
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2 tspvanilla extract (i used vanilla bean paste
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FROSTING
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1 cheavy cream
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3 Tbspcorn syrup
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1 tspvanilla extract (i used vanilla bean paste)
How to Make Cook's Country Tres Leches Cake W/Strawberries
- Please note I am listing what I used in this recipe as well as the baking time. The suggested time for baking was 35 minutes, but mine took 51 minutes before the center was no longer wiggly in the center. My oven is a Maytag. So baking times may vary. POSITION RACK TO CENTER OF OVEN AND PREHEAT OVEN TO 325 DEGREES F.
- Pour can of condensed milk into a medium size microwaveable bowl, then cover tightly with saran wrap. Set microwave to low setting, I set mine on #4, then microwave for 3-5 minutes, remove saran wrap, stir, and cover tightly again with a new piece of wrap.(This prevents moisture from forming on the inside of the bowl. Return to oven on low for another 3 -5 minutes. Remove wrap, and stir, if need be ,add a third wrap of saran and continue to cook over low another 3 minutes or so until milk mixture becomes thick and caramel color, a total of 9 to 15 minutes. Mine took 9 minutes. Remove from microwave.
- Add flour, salt & cinnamon to a medium size bowl, & whisk to blend together. Set aside till needed. Heat the butter & milk in a small sauce pan over medium low heat until butter is melted; then set aside away from heat. Crack eggs into separate bowl, and gradually add sugar while beating the eggs till well blended and lemon colored, and mixture becomes glossy about 5-7 minutes.