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Easy Tres Leches Cake Recipe

Easy Tres Leches cake is Mexican Dessert (Pastel de Tres Leches) . It is a very light sponge cake soaked with evaporated milk , condensed milk and whole milk .
Course Dessert
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Baking, Celebrations, Desserts
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 15
Calories 249kcal
Author Muktha H S

Ingredients

For Sponge Cake

  • 1 cup Refined Flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 5 no Large Eggs , White and Yolk separated
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • cup Whole Milk
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence

For Milk Syrup

  • 1 Cup Evaporated Milk
  • 1 ¼ Cup Condensed Milk
  • ¼ Cup Whole Milk

For whipped Toppings

  • 1 ½ Cup Heavy whipped Cream
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon Powder
  • Few fresh fruits ,optional

Instructions

For Sponge Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 180 deg c / 350 F .
  • Grease the baking dish and set aside.
  • Separate egg white and egg yolk in two seperate bowls and set aside.
  • In a bowl , add 1 cup all purpose flour , baking powder and salt , mix well together and keep aside.
  • With help of electric hand blender or a stand blender ,beat Egg Yolk on high speed.
  • Stream in ¾ cup of sugar to egg yolk and continue to beat on high speed in a one way direction only till it turns pale yellow colour.
  • Now slowly add in milk and vanilla , continue to beat on medium speed, in the same direction.
  • Add in dry ingredients slowly and continue to beat on low speed till dry ingredients just incorporates with egg yolk. DON'T BEAT MORE , AS IT MAY DRY OUT THE CAKE.
  • Transfer the mixture into a bowl and set aside.
  • Now using electric hand blender , whip egg whites till light and foamy.
  • Gradually, add ¼ cup sugar and continue to whip till stiff peaks are formed.
  • Now add in the whipped egg whites to egg yolk mixture.
  • Using a wide spatula , from bottom mix in a circular motion just to fold in and combine egg yolk mixture with egg whites.
  • Pour the batter to greased baking dish , level it.
  • Bake in a preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes.
  • Whilst prepare milk syrup by combining evaporated milk , condensed milk and whole milk together , set aside for later use.
  • Once cake is baked , allow it to cool . Take a wide plate , place the baked cake tin upside down , gently tap and transfer the cake on a plate .
  • With a toothpick , prick cake evenly to form more holes on top of the cake.
  • Pour in half the quantity of milk syrup and just wait for 1- 2 minutes for cake to absorb the milk on top . Pour remaining milk evenly on top of the cake.
  • Refrigerate for minimum 1 hour or overnight for milk syrup to absorb completely .
  • Remove cake from refrigerator , add 1 ½ cup heavy whipped cream on top of the cake level it.
  • Dust 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder on top of the cake.
  • While serving , top it with some fresh berries and serve.

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Nutrition

Calories: 249kcal