Tres Leche

This is a beautiful cake to make for a beautiful birthday girl!!!

The cake

1 1/2 c cake flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
1/2 c unsalted butter
1 c sugar
5 eggs room temperature
1 1/2 t vanilla

Sift flour, baking powder, salt. whisk and see aside. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Mix in eggs one at a time and blend well before adding another egg. Mix in vanilla. Add flour in 3 increments blending well after each addition. Pour into greased handpainted cazuela… or 13x9 or 12x8. Bake 350° for 25-30 minutes. Remove and cool on wire rack, pierce cake with fork all over.

Milk mixture

1 1/2 c milk…. no fat free or skim
1/2 c heavy cream
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
12oz evaporated milk

In a large mixing bowl pour all the milks together and whisk. Pour over cake and let soak at least 6 hrs or up to 3 days.

Topping

2 cups heavy cream
1/4 c 10x sugar
1/2 t vanilla
fresh strawberries or cherries

With electric mixer whip all ingredients together to make whipped cream. Dollop over cake and add fresh fruit.

Enjoy!!!


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