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Classic Tres Leches Cake

A classic Tres leches cake with whipped cream frosting and topped with fresh fruit!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 8 hours
Total Time 9 hours
Course Dessert
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients
  

Tres Leches Cake

  • 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ¼ Teaspoon salt
  • 5 Eggs separated
  • 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • cup Whole Milk
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 12- ounce evaporated milk
  • 14- ounce sweetened condensed milk
  • ¼ Cup Whole Milk

Toppings

  • 2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 3 Tablespoon Powdered sugar
  • ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 cups pineapple chopped into triangles
  • 1 cup strawberries

Instructions
 

Tres Leches Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a separate bowl, add ¾ cup sugar and egg yolks and mix until pale and fluffy. Add whole milk and vanilla extract. Pour wet mix into dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
  • In another large bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks are achieved. Mix in ¼ cup sugar. Fold egg whites into the main mixture until fully combined.
  • Pour batter into an ungreased pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Allow the cake to cool completely. Using a fork, poke holes all over the top of the cake that go deep into the cake but do not go completely through it.
  • In a medium bowl, combine evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and whole milk. Pour milk onto the cake and let soak for as long as possible (overnight).

Toppings

  • Whip together heavy whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla extract until stiff peaks are achieved.
  • Turn cake out of pan. Place a layer of whipped cream on top of the cake. Decorate with pineapples and strawberries (or other fresh fruits)
Keyword Cake, Tres Leches