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Tres Leches Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Tres Leches Cake

16 ingredients 23 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

896
Calories
28g
Protein
31g
Fat
121g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cake not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Cake :::
  • 9 eggs (room temperature)
  • 1 1/2cups sugar
  • 12 tablespoons butter (softened)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • Three Milks :::
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 five-ounce can (5/8cup) evaporated milk
  • 1 fourteen-ounce can (7/8cup) sweetened condensed milk
  • Cream Icing :::
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/3cup sugar

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2

Separate egg yolks and whites, keeping whites at room temperature.

3

In bowl of an electric mixer, cream sugar and butter together until pale yellow and fluffy.

4

Add egg yolks and beat until fluffy again, 2 to 3 minutes on medium-high speed.

5

In a separate bowl combine flour and baking powder.

6

In a third bowl mix milk and vanilla.

7

Alternately add the flour mixture and the milk mixture to the butter mixture (a fourth at a time) until all are combined.

8

Beat until smooth after each addition.

9

Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form and, using a large spatula, gently but thoroughly fold into flour-and-butter mixture.

10

Grease bottom of a 9- by 13-inch metal baking pan.

11

Pour in batter and bake for approximately 25 minutes, until golden brown.

12

Allow to cool. (May also be baked in an 11.5- by 17.5-inch sheet pan for 20 minutes; this size rises very evenly, helpful for inexperienced cooks.)

13

MILK MIXTURES :::

14

Stir the milks together thoroughly; do not beat. Do not refrigerate canned milks before using.

15

CREAM ICING :::

16

Whip cream and sugar together until stiff.

17

When cake is cool, slice or peel off the thin top crust.

18

Ice sides first, creating a small lip on top to catch milk mixture.

19

Pour milk mixture evenly over top of cake (if necessary, poke holes in cake with a knife or toothpick to facilitate soaking; you will probably need only 3/4of mixture).

20

Finish icing top.

21

Refrigerate.

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Category:Guatemalan Recipes

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Category:Guatemalan Desserts

Recipe sourced from fandom

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