Tres Leches Cake

By srumbel

Tres Leches Cake... Let me just say, this cake will knock your socks off! It is SO moist and delicious beyond words! This recipe is definitely a must try!
from chef-in-training.com

Ingredients

• Cake
• 1 cup sugar
• 5 eggs, separated
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• Tres Leches mixture
• 12 ounce can evaporated milk
• 14 ounce sweetened and condensed milk
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• Topping
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons powder sugar
• garnish with cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 9 inch round cake pan.
In a medium bowl combine egg yolks with ¾ cup sugar and beat until light in color and doubled in volume. Add milk, vanilla, flour, and baking powder. Stir until well combined.
In a small bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining ¼ cup sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Gently fold egg whites into yolk mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes or until cake springs back to the touch and the toothpick comes out clean.
Using a knife, carefully loosen edges of cake from the pan. Invert cake onto a wire rack. Flip cake again so it cool right side up. Let cake cool for 15 minutes.
In a small mixing bowl combine Tres Leches ingredients and whisk together. Using a fork, poke holes all over the top of the cake. Place cake on a rimmed dish and slowly pour tress leches mixture over the top of the cake letting it soak in as you go.
Refrigerate for it least 1 hour. In small bowl whip cream until thickened. Fold in powdered sugar. Spread whipping cream over cake and sprinkle with cinnamon.