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 ********************************************** 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. Gently fold in the flour mixture a little at a time.
Pour batter into a lightly greased cake pan or baking dish. Bake at 325 degrees Farenheit for 30-40 minutes, or until 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 another 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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