Tres Leches (Milk Cake)

Name: Tres Leches (Milk Cake)
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ½ cup unsalted butter; 1 cup white sugar; 5 large eggs 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

Added by

Rachel over 5 years ago

Made over 5 years ago

Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup unsalted butter
1 cup white sugar
5 large eggs 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

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. Cream butter or margarine and the 1 cup sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat well. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture 2 tablespoons at a time; mix until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Pierce cake several times with a fork. Combine the whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk together. Pour over the top of the cooled cake. 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!