Tres Leches Cake
Dessert

Tres Leches Cake

A sponge cake originating in Latin America soaked in three kinds of milk: evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk

Recipe by Anna Azzad
nut-free paleo
Prep
15 minutes
Cook
35 minutes
Total
50 minutes
Serves
8

Ingredients

  • 2 c flour
  • 1 t baking powder
  • 6 eggs, separated
  • 2 c sugar
  • ½ c milk
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 1 tin condensed milk
  • 1 tin evaporated milk
  • 3 c cream

Instructions

Combine dry ingredients. Beat the egg whites till thick Add sugar gradually till thick, about five minutes. Add egg yolks one at a time. Add flour and milk alternatively ending with flour. add vanilla. Pour into greased 9 by 13 pan and bake at 375 for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. While cake is cooking, combine the condensed milk, evaporated milk and cream. Place half of it in a pot and bring to the boil. Add remaining milk mixture and pour over the cake. Cool for at least an hour.

Tags

dessert baked boiled