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Tres Leches Cake

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The three milks in this egg rich Mexican cake are used to macerate (soften) and frost this high, single-layer cake decorated with Maraschino cherries.

Yield:8 servings
Ingredients
 1 cup white sugar
5 egg yolks
5 egg whites
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
1 pint heavy whipping cream
10 maraschino cherries
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour bottom of a 9 inch springform pan.
  2. Beat the egg yolks with 3/4 cup sugar until light in color and doubled in volume. Stir in milk, vanilla, flour and baking powder.
  3. In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Beat until firm but not dry. Fold egg whites into yolk mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes or until cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool 10 minutes.
  5. Loosen edge of cake with knife before removing side of pan. Cool cake completely; place on a deep serving plate. Use a two prong meat fork or cake tester to pierce surface of cake.
  6. Mix together condensed milk, evaporated milk and 1/4 cup of the whipping cream. Discard 1 cup of the measured milk mixture or cover and refrigerate. Pour remaining milk mixture over cake slowly until absorbed. Whip the remaining whipping cream until it thickens and reaches spreading consistency. Frost cake with whipped cream and garnish with cherries.
Nutrition Information
Servings Per Recipe: 8
 Amount Per Serving
 Calories:640 cal Total Fat:33  g Cholesterol:244  mg
 Sodium:265 mg Carbohydrates:74.4  g Fiber:0.4  g
 Protein:13.8 g     


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Tres Leches Cake

butifullyevil1
2 weeks ago

I love those but if u ever have to make one and u just don't have enough time u can take a quick shortcut. use a box yellow cake , reg milk, condensed, and then lechera. shake up the mnilk add sum cinnamon and then poke a hole in the cake and pour it in. I know most ppl like to from scratch but it is a very quick way if u don't have time.

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