Authentic Tres Leches Cake

Authentic Tres Leches Cake

50min 452 kcal 8.97€
DessertLatin-americanCreamyFestive
Servings

Ingredients 11

IngredientQuantity
Flour
692 kcal0.19€
190g (1.5 cups)
Baking Powder
4 kcal0.04€
8g (2 tsp)
Salt
0 kcal0.00€
1g (3.3 pinches)
Egg
358 kcal1.50€
250g (5 pieces)
Sugar
800 kcal0.26€
200g (1 cup)
Milk
51 kcal0.10€
80g (0.3 cups)
Vanilla Extract
23 kcal1.60€
8g (2 tsp)
Evaporated Milk
478 kcal1.42€
354g
Sweetened Condensed Milk
1274 kcal1.59€
397g
Heavy Cream
1632 kcal2.16€
480g
Powdered Sugar
117 kcal0.12€
30g
Total
5429 kcal8.97€
1998 g

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9x13-inch pan; sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt

2

Separate the egg; beat the yolks with 150g sugar until pale, stir in milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract; in a separate bowl, beat whites with remaining sugar to stiff peaks

3

Fold the yolk mixture into the whites, then fold in the dry ingredients; pour into the pan and bake 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean

4

Pierce the warm cake all over with a fork, whisk together the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and 60g milk, and pour slowly over the cake

5

Refrigerate for at least 1 hour (ideally overnight) to allow full absorption

6

Whip the heavy cream with icing-sugar and remaining vanilla extract to stiff peaks, spread over the chilled cake, and garnish

Meal summary

Prep time

20min

Cook time

30min

Servings

12

Per serving

0.75€

Nutritional values

Calories

452

5429 Total

Protein10.0g
Carbohydrates53.9g
Fats22.0g