February Cooking Group Recipes - Tres Leches Cake

Tres Leches (Milk Cake)

Ingredients

· 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

· 1 teaspoon baking powder

· 1/2 cup unsalted butter

· 1 cup white sugar

· 5 eggs

· 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

· 2 cups whole milk

· 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

· 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk

· 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

· 1 cup white sugar

· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking pan.

2. Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside.

3. Cream butter or margarine and the 1 cup sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat well.

4. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture 2 tablespoons at a time; mix until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.

5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Pierce cake several times with a fork.

6. Combine the whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk together. Pour over the top of the cooled cake.

7. Whip whipping cream, the remaining 1 cup of the sugar, and the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla together until thick. Spread over the top of cake. Be sure and keep cake refrigerated, enjoy and Voila!

Optional: You can substitute a yellow boxed cake for the cake in this recipe.