Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, tres leches cake. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Tres Leches Cake is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Tres Leches Cake is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook tres leches cake using 16 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Tres Leches Cake:

1. Get Cake
2. Make ready 6 3/4 oz cake flour
3. Take 1 tsp baking powder
4. Take 1/2 tsp kosher salt
5. Prepare 4 oz unsalted butter, room temperature
6. Make ready 8 oz sugar
7. Take 5 whole eggs
8. Make ready 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
9. Take Glaze
10. Make ready 1 can (12-oz.) evaporated milk
11. Get 1 can (14-oz.) sweetened condensed milk
12. Take 1 cup half-and-half
13. Prepare Topping
14. Prepare 2 cup heavy cream
15. Make ready 4 oz sugar
16. Get 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions to make Tres Leches Cake:

1. FOR THE CAKE: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly oil and flour a 13x9-inch metal pan and set aside.
2. Whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, beat the butter until fluffy. Continue mixing while gradually adding sugar over 1 minute.
4. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and mix to thoroughly combine.
5. Add the vanilla extract and mix to combine.
6. Add the flour mixture to the batter in 3 batches and mix just until combined.
7. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and spread evenly. This will appear to be a very small amount of batter. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cake is lightly golden and reaches an internal temperature of 200°F.
8. Remove the cake pan to a cooling rack and allow to cool for 30 minutes. Poke the top of the cake all over with a skewer or fork. Allow the cake to cool completely and then prepare the glaze.
9. FOR THE GLAZE: Whisk together the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and the half-and-half in a 1-quart measuring cup. Once combined, pour the glaze over the cake. Refrigerate the cake overnight.
10. FOR THE TOPPING: Place the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla in a bowl and whisk together on low until stiff peaks are formed. Then whisk faster until thick. Spread the topping over the cake and allow to chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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