tres leches cake (3 milks cake american style)

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beulah, MI
Updated on May 9, 2014

Super moist cake. So good

prep time 20 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • - cake
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 large eggs separated
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • - milk syrup
  • 1 can 12 oz. evaporated milk
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon rum
  • - topping
  • 1 - container whip cream

How To Make tres leches cake (3 milks cake american style)

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 pan
  • Step 2
    Cake beat 3/4 cup sugar and the egg yolks until light and fluffy about 5 minutes. Fold in milk, flour, vanilla and baking powder.
  • Step 3
    Beat the egg whites until they reach soft peaks adding the cream of tartar after 30 seconds. Gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Gently fold in the whites into the yolk mixture. Bake for about 40 to 50 minutes. Cool completely.
  • Step 4
    Mix together all ingredients for milk syrup. Poke holes in cake and pour milk syrup over top spooning the overflow back on top until all is absorbed.
  • Step 5
    Top with whip cream

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Category: Cakes
Ingredient: Dairy
Method: Bake
Culture: Cuban

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