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Tres leches cake is a sponge cake soaked in three milks — whole milk, sweetened condensed and evaporated — and it is the most forgiving celebration cake I know, because the soaking is the whole point. The cake is sweetened with coconut sugar rather than white, and it takes five eggs, which is what gives it enough structure to drink all that liquid without collapsing. Pierce it all over with a fork the moment it comes out of the oven, then let it cool before the milks go on.
Cake
1.50 cups white all-purpose organic flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ cup unsalted butter
½ cup organic coconut sugar
5 organic eggs
½ tsp vanilla extract
Tres Leches Topping
1 cup whole milk
1 (14 oz) can organic sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 oz) can organic evaporated milk
1.50 cups heavy whipping cream
½ cup organic coconut sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon for garnishing
1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2Sift flour and baking powder together in a small bowl
3Mix butter and 1/2 cup sugar together in a mixer and gradually add in eggs and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract until well combined
4Add the flour/baking powder mixture to the mixer until well combined and pour into pan
5Bake for 30 minutes and upon taking the cake out of the oven, pierce cake several times with a fork.
6Combine all 3 milks together and pour over the cooled cake
7Blend whipping cream, 1/2 cup of sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla together before spreading over top of the cake.
8Garnish with cinnamon to your liking
Ingredients
Cake
1.50 cups white all-purpose organic flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ cup unsalted butter
½ cup organic coconut sugar
5 organic eggs
½ tsp vanilla extract
Tres Leches Topping
1 cup whole milk
1 (14 oz) can organic sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 oz) can organic evaporated milk
1.50 cups heavy whipping cream
½ cup organic coconut sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
Cinnamon for garnishing
Directions
1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2Sift flour and baking powder together in a small bowl
3Mix butter and 1/2 cup sugar together in a mixer and gradually add in eggs and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract until well combined
4Add the flour/baking powder mixture to the mixer until well combined and pour into pan
5Bake for 30 minutes and upon taking the cake out of the oven, pierce cake several times with a fork.
6Combine all 3 milks together and pour over the cooled cake
7Blend whipping cream, 1/2 cup of sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla together before spreading over top of the cake.
8Garnish with cinnamon to your liking
