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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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