TRES LECHES CAKE RECIPE Here's a Tres Leches Cake recipe. Tres Leches (Spanish for "three-milks") is a moist, rich, super sweet Mexican dessert dish that is very popular in Texas.
INGREDIENTS:
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup oil 5 eggs, large 1 teaspoon plus 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup plus 1/2 cup milk 1 cup sweetened condensed milk 1 cup plus 3/4 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon rum 1 pinch salt
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DIRECTIONS:
Combine flour, baking powder and salt.
In a separate bowl, combine the oil, sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Add the eggs to the sugar mixture one at a time until well combined.
Stir in the 1/2 cup of milk, then gently fold in the flour mixture a little at a time. Pour batter into a lightly greased cake pan or baking dish and bake at 325 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until it feels firm and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Let the cake cool to room temperature.
Turn cake over onto a platter with raised edges. Pierce cake with a fork 20-30 times. Let it cool in the refrigerator for an additional 30 minutes.
Whisk together 1 cup milk, 1 cup sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup heavy cream and the rum.
Slowly pour over cooled cake. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Occasionally, spoon the milk runoff back onto the cake. In a mixing bowl, combine 3/4 cup heavy cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 Tablespoon sugar. Beat until peaks form. Spread a thin layer over the cake.
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