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Tres Leches Cake
This Mexican tres leches cake recipe gets its tenderness from the addition of a fourth type of milk (whole milk in the batter) and a kick from a shot of rum.
👥 16 Servings🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Erik Zeda📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking dish
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●oven
- ●pan
- ●spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
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Cake
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Preheat oven to 350°. Butter and flour bottom and sides of a glass 13x9" baking dish. Whisk 1½ cups (188 g) all-purpose flour, 1 Tbsp. baking powder, and ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon in a medium bowl to combine.
½ cups (188 g) all-purpose flour, plus more for pan1½ cups (300 g) sugar1. baking powder1 Tbsp
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Beat the whites from 3 large eggs (reserve the yolks) plus 3 large egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form, 7–⏱️ 8 minutes. Gradually beat in 1½ cups (300 g) sugar. Add 3 large egg yolks one at a time, beating to blend between additions. Beat in 2 tsp. vanilla extract. Add one-third of the flour mixture, followed by ¼ cup whole milk. Repeat with ½ the remaining dry ingredients and the remaining ¼ cup whole milk. Add the rest of the flour mixture and beat just to combine. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top with an offset spatula.
large eggs, separated, plus 3 large egg whites3½ cups (188 g) all-purpose flour, plus more for pan1½ cups (300 g) sugar1. vanilla extract, divided2 tsp½ tsp. vanilla extract
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Bake ⏱️ 25 minutes, then reduce heat to 325° and continue baking until cake is golden brown and middle springs back when pressed, 20–⏱️ 25 minutes more. Let cake cool in pan for ⏱️ 15 minutes.
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Soak and Assembly
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Whisk 1 cup heavy cream, 1 cup evaporated skim milk, 1 cup sweetened condensed milk, 1 Tbsp. dark rum, and ½ tsp. vanilla extract in a medium bowl. Poke holes all over top of cake with a skewer or toothpick. Slowly drizzle half of the milk mixture over cake, letting liquid soak in before adding more. Let cake sit for ⏱️ 10 minutes.
heavy cream1 cupevaporated skim milk1 cupsweetened condensed milk1 cup. dark rum1 Tbsp. vanilla extract, divided2 tsp½ tsp. vanilla extract
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Invert a platter on top of cake. Lift rack and gently invert cake onto platter. Drizzle remaining sauce over. Spoon any liquid collected on sheet over cake. Do ahead: Tres leches cake can be made 2 days ahead; refrigerate, covered, in baking pan. Editor’s note: This tres leches cake recipe was first printed in our July 2012 issue. Head this way for more of our favorite cake recipes →
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