Photo by Sedano's Every hispanic kitchen needs to have a tres leches recipe. This one is simple and delicious.
Tres leches is a delicious dessert prepared in many countries across Latin America. It means “three milks” because the recipe calls for a sponge cake (in most cases) to be soaked in three different types of dairy: evaporated, condensed and regular whole milk.
Find all three milks, and everything else you need for this recipe, at Sedano's.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted
- 1 cup white sugar
- 5 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk 14 ounce
- 1 can evaporated milk 12 fluid ounce
- 1 1/2 cups whipping cream heavy
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Lightly grease and flour one 9x13" baking pan.
- Cream butter and 1 cup sugar together until fluffy in a stand mixer. Add eggs and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix extremely well.
- Add the flour and baking powder to the mixture 4 tablespoons at a time, until the batter has been all mixed.
- Bake at 350º F for 30 minutes and let cool.
- Combine the whole milk, condensed milk and evaporated milk. Pour over the top of the cooled cake. Top with whipped cream.
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