Easy Tres Leches Cake (Three Milk Cake)
Moist sponge cake baked in a 9x13 dish, soaked with a three-milk mixture and topped with lightly sweetened whipped cream and optional fresh berries.
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Natashas Kitchen- •Butter(optional)for greasing the 9x13 casserole dish
- •1 cup All-purpose flour
- •1 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
- •1/4 teaspoon Salt
- •5 Eggslarge, separated
- •1 cup Granulated sugardivided (3/4 cup + 1/4 cup)
- •1/3 cup Whole milk
- •1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- •1/3 cup Whipping creamfor the milk soak
- •9 oz Sweetened condensed milkabout 2/3 of a 14-oz can
- •12 oz Evaporated milk
- •2 cups Heavy whipping creamvery cold, for frosting
- •2 tablespoons Sugarfor frosting
- •Strawberries(optional)fresh, for topping
- •Raspberries(optional)fresh, for topping
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
5 min
- 2
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Sift into a large mixing bowl.
3 min
- 3
Separate the eggs: yolks in one bowl and whites in another.
3 min
- 4
Beat egg yolks with 3/4 cup sugar on high speed until pale yellow and thick, about 2 minutes.
2 min
- 5
Add whole milk and vanilla extract to the yolk mixture and gently fold until blended. Set aside.
1 min
- 6
With clean, dry beaters, beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form, about 1 minute.
1 min
- 7
With mixer running, add remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat on high speed until stiff but not dry, about 1 minute.
1 min
- 8
Pour egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and mix until no streaks of flour remain, scraping the bowl as needed.
2 min
- 9
Add all beaten egg whites to the batter and gently fold just until uniformly blended (do not overmix).
2 min
- 10
Pour batter into the buttered dish and smooth the top lightly.
1 min
- 11
Bake on the center rack at 350°F for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
30 min
- 12
Remove cake from oven and cool almost to room temperature (cool on a wire rack or trivet for faster cooling).
30 min
- 13
Make the milk soak: in a large measuring cup or bowl with a pouring lip, combine whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk; stir until combined.
3 min
- 14
Poke the top of the cake all over with a fork. Slowly drizzle the milk mixture evenly over the cake.
5 min
- 15
Let the cake rest about 30 minutes to absorb the milk mixture.
30 min
- 16
Make frosting: beat very cold heavy whipping cream with sugar on high speed until thick and spreadable, about 2 minutes.
2 min
- 17
Spread whipped cream evenly over the cake. Top with fresh strawberries and/or raspberries if desired.
5 min
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