The Best Tres Leches Cake Recipe
This is The Best Tres Leches Cake Recipe you will ever eat. It's a moist and slightly sweet sponge cake with a hint of cinnamon, soaked in a 3-milk mixture, then topped with a fresh whipped topping.
Ingredients
Cake Batter
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 5 large eggs, divided
- 1 cup white sugar, divided
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 cup whole milk
3 Milk Mixture
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 1 12 oz. can evaporated milk
- 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
Whipped Topping
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9×13 cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place 3/4 cup white sugar into an oven safe dish and place in the oven while it preheats.
- In a large bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
- Separate egg yolks and egg whites into two medium size mixing bowls.
- In the bowl with egg yolks, add 3/4 cup warm sugar from the oven, and vanilla. Beat with a hand mixer until fluffy.
- Add egg yolk mixture to large bowl with dry ingredients and beat until just combined.
- Mix 1/2 cup whole milk into batter until combined.
- Beat egg whites until they start to get foamy and white in color. Add in remaining 1/4 cup white sugar and beat until on high until a stiff peak forms (6-7 minutes).
- Fold stiff peak egg whites into cake batter.
- Pour cake batter into greased 9×13 cake pan and bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes or until top of cake is golden and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted.
- Allow cake to cool to room temperature, then poke holes in cake with a fork.
- In a medium size mixing bowl combine whole milk, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk. Pour milk mixture evenly over entire cake. Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.
- After cake has had time to chill, prepare the whipped topping. In a large mixing bowl beat heavy whipping cream with a hand mixer until it starts to thicken. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and continue beating on high until soft peaks form.
- Spread whipped topping over cake. Serve with fresh strawberries or a sprinkle of cinnamon on top. Enjoy!
Notes
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