Tres Leches Cake

Name: Tres Leches Cake
Yield: Makes one 9- × 13-inch (23 × 33 cm) cake | Serves 12 to 16
Cuisine: Guatemalan
Ingredients: 1 tin (370 mL) evaporated milk; ¾ cup (185 mL) whipping cream; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) icing sugar; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; 1 cup (250 mL) whipping cream; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) instant skim milk powder; 1 cup (250 mL) sweetened, flaked coconut, lightly toasted (optional); ½ cup (125 mL) unsalted butter; 1 cup (250 mL) milk; 2 tsp (10 mL) baking powder; ½ tsp (2 mL) salt; ¼ tsp (1 mL) ground nutmeg; 1 tin (300 mL) sweetened condensed milk; 4 eggs, at room temperature; 2 cups (500 mL) sugar; 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract; 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour

Preparation info

Makes one 9 - × 13 inch 23 × 33 cm ) cake | Serves
12 to 16

Difficulty
Easy

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By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

This latin american cake is a moist and simple cake. I have tried many recipes, including a family recipe from a friend in Guatemala, and have come up with this version. The dry cake seems flat and plain until you pour the mixture of condensed milk, evaporated milk, and whipping cream overtop. Watch the cake soak it all in, virtually doubling in size! Because of all of this added dairy, the cake needs to be served from and stored in the pan, but it will feed a crowd. Tres leches tran

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Americas
Guatemala
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