Tres Leches – A Latin American Dessert

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A Latin American favorite dessert sponge cake soaked in 3 types of milk.

   A Latin American favorite dessert sponge cake soaked in 3 types of milk.

Tres Leches is a Latin American favorite dessert sponge cake soaked in a mix of milks, and topped with a sweet heavy cream mixture.

For Sponge

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk

For Topping

  • 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9×13 inch baking pan.
  2. Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside.
  3. Cream butter or margarine and the 1 cup sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat well.
  4. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture 2 tablespoons at a time; mix until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave out until completely cooled. Pierce cake several times with a fork.
  6. Combine the whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk together. Pour over the top of the cooled cake.
  7. Whip whipping cream, the remaining 1 cup of the sugar, and the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla together until thick and spreadable. Spread over the top of cake. Be sure and keep cake refrigerated, enjoy!

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