This easy to make Homemade Tres Leches Cake is tender and drenched in a three milk mixture. An ultra light cake soaked in a sweet milk mixture and topped with fresh whipped cream and cinnamon, it can also be topped with a fresh fruit.
This authentic Tres Leches Cake recipe is simple to recreate. They are easy to make and perfect to bring to potlucks and parties. They transfer well and are always the first to disappear. A tasty, sweet ending to any Mexican or Tex Mex meal.
Delicious Tres Leches Cake Recipe
This easy to make Homemade Tres Leches Cake is tender and drenched in a three milk mixture. An ultra light cake soaked in a sweet milk mixture and topped with fresh whipped cream and cinnamon, it can also be topped with a fresh fruit.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 5 eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13-inch baking pan. Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside.
2. Cream butter or margarine and the 1 cup sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat well.
3. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture 2 tablespoons at a time; mix until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan. Then bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Pierce cake several times with a fork.
4. Combine the whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk together. Pour over the top of the cooled cake.
5. Whip whipping cream, the remaining 1 cup of the sugar, and the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla together until thick. Spread over the top of cake. Be sure and keep cake refrigerated, enjoy!
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