Favorite Tres Leches Cake |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Sweet cream dreams after a spicy meal! Ingredients:
favorite tres leches cake |
ingredients |
* 1 1/4 cup cake flour |
* 1 teaspoon baking powder |
* 1 cup sugar |
* 1/3 cup oil |
* 5 eggs, large |
* 1 teaspoon plus 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract |
* 1 cup plus 1/2 cup milk (i use 2%) |
* 1 cup sweetened condensed milk |
* 1 cup plus 3/4 cup heavy cream |
* 1 tablespoon rum (i use extract0 |
* 1 pinch salt |
* optional garnishes- fresh berries or cinnamon |
Directions:
1. Combine flour and baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, combine the oil, sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Add the eggs to the sugar mixture one at a time until well combined. Stir in the 1/2 cup of milk, then gently fold in the flour mixture a little at a time.
2. Pour batter into a lightly greased cake pan or baking dish and bake at 325 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until it feels firm and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
3. Let the cake cool until it feels room temperature.
4. Turn it over onto a platter with raised edges. Pierce cake with a fork 20-30 times. Let it cool in the refrigerator for an additional 30 minutes.
5. Whisk together 1 cup milk, 1 cup sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup heavy cream and rum. Slowly pour over cooled cake. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Occasionally, spoon the milk runoff back onto the cake.
6. In a mixing bowl, add 3/4 cup heavy cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 Tablespoon sugar. Beat until peaks form. Spread a thin layer over the cake.
7. Top with a sprinkle of cinnamon or garnish with fresh berries.
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