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Tres Leches

Translated it means "three milks"- this cake is creamy, delicious, and packed with flavor. 

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 10 eggs separated
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cup flour
  • 3 tsp baking powder
  • 2 1/4 cup whipping cream
  • 2 (14oz) cans sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 (12 oz) cans evaporated milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350. 
  • Grease a 15" pan. 
    (NO it will not fit into a 9x13 unless you are cutting this recipe in half!)
  • Beat yolks with 1 1/2 c. sugar until light. 
  • Stir in milk, vanilla, flour, and baking powder. 
  • Set aside. 
  • In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. 
  • Gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar. 
  • Fold whites into yolks. 
  • Pour into pan. 
  • Bake 45-50 minutes. 
  • Cool for 10 minutes. 
  • In a large bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and 1/4 cup of whipping cream. 
  • Pierce cake all over with a fork. 
  • Pour milks over the cake slowly and evenly. 
  • Whip the remaining cream.
  • Frost cake and garnish with strawberries.