tres leches cake (3 milks cake american style)

Recipe by
barbara lentz
beulah, MI

Super moist cake. So good

yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For tres leches cake (3 milks cake american style)

  • cake
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 5 lg
    eggs separated
  • 1/3 c
    milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 c
    flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    cream of tartar
  • milk syrup
  • 1 can
    12 oz. evaporated milk
  • 1 can
    sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 c
    heavy cream
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 Tbsp
    rum
  • topping
  • 1
    container whip cream

How To Make tres leches cake (3 milks cake american style)

  • 1
    Preheat oven 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 pan
  • 2
    Cake beat 3/4 cup sugar and the egg yolks until light and fluffy about 5 minutes. Fold in milk, flour, vanilla and baking powder.
  • 3
    Beat the egg whites until they reach soft peaks adding the cream of tartar after 30 seconds. Gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Gently fold in the whites into the yolk mixture. Bake for about 40 to 50 minutes. Cool completely.
  • 4
    Mix together all ingredients for milk syrup. Poke holes in cake and pour milk syrup over top spooning the overflow back on top until all is absorbed.
  • 5
    Top with whip cream

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