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Tres Leches Cake

Cake Ingredients

  • 9 egg whites
  • 9 egg yolks
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Cake Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Beat egg whites and gradually add sugar until stiff peaks form.
  3. Add egg yolks one at a time.
  4. Add flour, salt, and baking powder gradually.
  5. Fold in melted butter and vanilla.
  6. Bake in a greased and floured 9-inch springform pan for about 30 minutes.
  7. Cool completely.

Three Milk Mixture

  • 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 cup Rompope or substitute liqueur

Milk Mixture Directions

  1. Simmer all milk mixture ingredients together.
  2. Place cooled cake on serving plate.
  3. Pierce cake thoroughly and slowly ladle milk mixture over cake.
  4. Refrigerate.

Icing

  • 2 cups whipping cream
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 pint strawberries or raspberries

Icing Directions

  1. Whip cream and sugar until stiff peaks form.
  2. Frost cake and decorate with berries.