Tres Leches Cake - Ultimate Moist Cake

By cuznvin

Ingredients

• * Ingredients for the cake:
• 5 * 5 large eggs
• 1 * 1 cup of flour
• 1 * 1 cup of sugar
• 1/3 * 1/3 cup of milk
• 2 * 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• * Ingredients for the milk syrup:
• 1 * 1 cup of heavy cream
• * 12 oz can of evaporated milk
• * 12 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
• 1 * 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

1.

Steps for making the cake:
1- Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. Place the egg yolks in the larger bowl.
2- Beat in the egg whites into soft peaks using an electrical beater. After 20 seconds, add 1/3 of the sugar to the egg whites and continue beating to firm peaks.
3- Beat the egg yolks with the rest of the sugar until you get a whitish and smooth mixture.
4- Sift the flour and add it to the egg yolk mixture. Add the milk, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Mix well.
5- Fold the egg whites mixture into the egg yolks mixture until you get a smooth batter.
6- Generously batter a 13x9 in. baking pan and add the batter.
7- Preheat the oven to 350 F and bake the cake for 30-40 minutes or until done (when inserting a toothpick, it should come out clean).



2.

Steps for making the milk syrup:
1- Whisk together the heavy cream, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla extract.
3.

Last Steps:
1- Let the cake completely cool down. Once it is at room temperature, gently poke it all over with a fork.
2- Pour the milk syrup over the cake. Let the cake soak in the fridge for few hours before serving.
4.

Serving:
You can serve the Tres Leches cake topped with whipped cream or dry coconut flakes and ice cream or fruit on the side. Enjoy!