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Tres leches cake

By Ivana Jelínková
19.3.2017
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Tres leches or three-milk cake, that´s the name of this yummy thing. It reportedly has its origin in South America, but it´s popular worldwide. And what is its secret? It´s simple, you pour combined evaporated, sweetened condensed milk and heavy cream (or full fat milk) over the top of cake. The cake batter is a bit denser, so don´t worry, it will not fall apart after glaze soaked in. Then add whipped cream and voila, cake is ready. If you love sweet cakes, this one is right for you!

Tres leches cake

Soft vanilla tres leches, or three-milk cake, which will melt in your mouth

Servings: 21

Ingredients

Cake batter:
115 g butter or margarine
200 g granulated sugar
5 eggs
170 g all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla extract
Glaze:
410 ml sweetened condensed milk (1 can)
310 ml evaporated milk (1 can)
150 ml heavy cream
Whipped cream:
400 ml whipping cream
1-1 ½ package of stabilizer for whipping cream optional (10 – 15 g)

Instructions

Beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add one egg at a time and beat again.
Gradually add flour mixed with baking powder.
Add vanilla extract and mix it all again.
Pour batter into baking pan greased with margarine flour.
Bake on 180 degrees for about 30 minutes.
After taking the cake out of oven, immediately pierce cake using a fork.
Glaze:
Combine sweetened, evaporated milk and heavy cream together. Gradually, pour it over the top of cooled cake.
If the batter raised unevenly and you have a small hill in the middle, same as mine, take the glaze from borders of cake using a teaspoon and pour it in the middle of cake, so it absorbs the same amount of glaze as the edges of cake.
Put the cake in the refrigerator for few hours in order the cake absorb glaze.
Whipping cream:
Whip whipping cream together with stabilizer for whipping cream (or withouusing a mixer.
Spread whipped cream over the cake.
It can be topped with cinnamon and almond flakes.
Put the cake in refrigerator .