Tres Leches (Milk Cake)

Submitted by: admin on April 10, 2020

24 servings

Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup unsalted butter
1 cup white sugar
5 eggs
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups whole milk
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Step 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!

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