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Tres Leches Cake

poramoralhambre
poramoralhambre @poramoralhambre
Mexico, Ciudad de México, México

This is one of my husband's favorite cakes, and I hadn't made it in a long time. But it turned out his boss was coming over for dinner, and I had to impress him, haha. So I decided to make this delicious treat! I based it on @Mary's recipe, and it was a huge success! I know I might go a bit overboard with the milk... you'll see in the recipe, but there's nothing worse for me than a dry tres leches cake, haha. That's why I like to have extra or even serve it with a sauceboat with more milk, because it's never enough! I'll tell you later what I did with the leftovers :)

Tres Leches Cake

This is one of my husband's favorite cakes, and I hadn't made it in a long time. But it turned out his boss was coming over for dinner, and I had to impress him, haha. So I decided to make this delicious treat! I based it on @Mary's recipe, and it was a huge success! I know I might go a bit overboard with the milk... you'll see in the recipe, but there's nothing worse for me than a dry tres leches cake, haha. That's why I like to have extra or even serve it with a sauceboat with more milk, because it's never enough! I'll tell you later what I did with the leftovers :)

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Ingredients

2 hours
10 servings
  1. For the Genoise Cake
  2. 8egg yolks
  3. 8egg whites
  4. 1 1/4 cupssugar (about 240 grams)
  5. 2 cupsflour (about 240 grams)
  6. 1 tspbaking powder
  7. For the Milk Mixture
  8. 2 1/2 cupssweetened condensed milk (about 600 grams)
  9. 2 1/2 cupsevaporated milk (about 600 grams)
  10. 2 1/2 cupsheavy cream (about 600 grams)
  11. For Decoration
  12. 1 2/3 cupsheavy cream (about 400 grams)
  13. powdered sugar to taste
  14. halved strawberries to taste
  15. blueberries to taste
  16. raspberries to taste
  17. mint leaves to taste

Cooking Instructions

2 hours
  1. 1

    Separate the egg yolks from the whites. You can use a tip to do this easily without breaking the yolk. Beat the yolks with half of the sugar until they lighten and become fluffy. In another preferably metal and very clean bowl, beat the egg whites with the remaining sugar until they are firm and glossy.

  2. 2

    Fold the egg whites into the yolks gently. Sift the flour and baking powder three times, then gradually fold it into the mixture.

  3. 3

    Bake in a buttered and floured pan. Do not open the oven for at least the first 15 minutes. If possible, watch through the oven window instead of opening it. It's ready when a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let it cool a bit and then remove from the pan.

  4. 4

    Heat the milk mixture and combine well. Poke the cake and pour the warm milk mixture over it. I line the pan with plastic wrap before placing the cake, then poke it and add the milk. Refrigerate for at least a day. The colder it is, the better it tastes. Usually, over time, I keep adding more milk because it's never enough, haha, and the cake absorbs it.

  5. 5

    Carefully remove from the pan, preferably onto the serving plate, because it's more delicate when moist. Whip the chilled cream with the sugar until stiff peaks form. Decorate the cake with the cream, fruits, and mint leaves as desired. I used a comb-like tool for the sides and made some dollops on top with a piping bag. I also added some white chocolate curls made with a vegetable peeler. Enjoy!

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