Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Tres Leches Cake

  • CAKE
  • Baking cooking spray
  • 1 1/4 cup cake flour 
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 whole eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • TRES LECHES GLAZE
  • 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup Promised Land Homogenized Milk
  • TOPPING
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. CAKE
  2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Coat a 13 by 9-inch pan with baking spray and set aside.
  4. Combine cake flour, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
  5. Place the butter into the bowl or stand mixer and beat on medium speed until fluffy
  6. Gradually add the sugar over 1 minute. 
  7. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and mix to combine. 
  8. Add the vanilla extract and mix to combine. 
  9. Slowly add the flour mixture to the batter in small batches until just until combined. 
  10. Pour the batter to the prepared pan and spread evenly. 
  11. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cake is lightly golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
  12. Remove the cake pan and allow to cool. Poke the top of the cake all over with a skewer or fork then prepare the glaze.
  13. TRES LECHES GLAZE
  14. Whisk together the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and homogenized milk. Once combined, pour the glaze over the cake. Refrigerate the cake 3-4 hours or overnight.
  15. TOPPING
  16. Place the heavy cream, sugar and vanilla into the bowl and whip with a hand mixer or the whisk attachment of a hand mixer. Mix until stiff peaks are formed. 
  17. Spread the topping over the cake and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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