Tres Leches Cake

This traditional “three milks cake” is so light and fluffy, you’ll be amazed and delighted by the beautiful texture!

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Tres Leches Cake

Tres Leches Cake
Recipe Type: Dessert
Cuisine: Mexican
Author: Foodieaholic
Ingredients
  • Unsalted butter (for pan)
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour plus more
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 6 large egg whites
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 1 cup evaporated skim milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tablespoon Rave Review!™ Original Culinary Rum™ (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Butter and flour bottom and sides of cake pan. Set aside.
  3. Whisk flour, baking powder, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
  4. Using an electric mixer, beat egg whites in another large bowl until firm peaks form, 7-8 minutes.
  5. Gradually beat in sugar.
  6. Add egg yolks one at a time, blending between additions.
  7. Beat in 2 tsp. vanilla.
  8. Add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with milk in 2 additions, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  9. Pour batter into pan; smooth top.
  10. Bake cake for 25 minutes.
  11. Reduce heat to 325°; continue baking until cake is golden brown and middle
  12. springs back when pressed, 20-25 minutes more.
  13. Let cake cool in pan for 15 minutes.
  14. Invert cake onto a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet.
  15. Whisk 1/2 tsp. vanilla, evaporated milk, Culinary Rum (optional) and remaining ingredients in a medium bowl.
  16. Poke holes all over top of cake with a skewer.
  17. Slowly drizzle half of sauce over cake, letting liquid soak in before adding more. Let cake sit for 10 minutes.
  18. Invert a plate on top of cake. Lift rack and gently invert cake onto plate.
  19. Drizzle remaining sauce over cake.
  20. Spoon any liquid collected on sheet over cake.

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