3 Milk Cake or Tres Leches

Cinco de Mayo - Everyday Cooking

With all the liquid in this cake you would think it cannot work. But it does. It is a traditional Spanish recipe and the most delicious cake you've ever tasted. Obviously the moistest.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Additional: 40 mins

Total: 1hr40 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 1 9x13-inch sheet cake

3 Milk Cake or Tres Leches

Ingredients

6 eggs

separated

2 cups white sugar

2 cups all-purpose flour

6 tablespoons milk

¼ cup butter

melted

4 teaspoons vanilla extract

4 teaspoons baking powder

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk

1 cup half-and-half

1 (4 ounce) package cream cheese

softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups heavy whipping cream

Mexican White Cheese DipSauce

Everyday Cooking

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 3

Beat 6 egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy; set yolks aside. Gradually beat in sugar until mixture holds soft peaks. Beat in flour gradually then beat in milk reserved egg yolks melted butter 4 teaspoons vanilla extract and baking powder beating in each ingredient thoroughly before adding the next. Pour batter into prepared baking pan.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven until cake is browned and crusty on top no more than 30 minutes. Let cake cool in pan for about 10 minutes before gently removing cake to finish cooling.

Step 5

Whisk sweetened condensed milk evaporated milk and half-and-half in a bowl. Pour half the 3-milk mixture into a pan deeper and longer than the cake. Lay the cake into the milk mixture. Use a fork to score deep lines into the top of the cake and pour remaining 3-milk mixture over cake allowing the mixture to soak in.

Step 6

Beat cream cheese with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl with electric mixer until soft and fluffy; gradually beat in cream until frosting is thick and spreadable. Spread over the cake.

Nutritional Information

3 Milk Cake or Tres Leches

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 747.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 14.7g 29%

Carbohydrates: 87.9g 28%

Dietary Fiber: 0.7g 3%

Sugars: 65.8g

Fat: 38.3g 59%

Saturated Fat: 22.9g 114%

Cholesterol: 234.3mg 78%

Vitamin A Iu: 1426.6IU 29%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.8mg 37%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 8%

Vitamin C: 2.2mg 4%

Folate: 71.6mcg 18%

Calcium: 406mg 41%

Iron: 2.2mg 12%

Magnesium: 35.8mg 13%

Potassium: 415.5mg 12%

Sodium: 421.5mg 17%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 29%

Calories From Fat: 345

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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