White Tres Leches Cake Recipes

TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F. Butter and flour bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat the egg yolks only with 3/4 cup sugar until light in color and doubled in volume.
• Stir in milk and vanilla.
• Mix in the flour and baking powder.
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites and the remaining ¼ cup sugar until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the yolk mixture.
• Fold in remaining egg whites. Be careful not to mix too much. The fluffy egg whites are what gives this cake its soft texture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool 10 minutes.
• Poke a few holes in the cake (you don't need many and we often skip this step).
• In a small bowl, mix together the condensed milk, evaporated milk and ¼ cup heavy cream. **Measure out 1 cup of this milk mixture for another use (it is great for French toast!). If you use all of the milk your cake may end of soggy.**
• Pour the remaining milk mixture over the warm cake while it is still in the pan.
• Cool cake completely on a wire rack, then refrigerate until cold.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer (this works best if your bowl is cold) with the whisk attachment, whip the heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until it thickens and holds peaks.
• Loosen edge of cake with knife before removing side of pan.
• Frost cake with the whipped cream.
• Garnish with cherries, a dusting of cinnamon or anything else you wish!
• Store the cake covered in the refrigerator.

TRES LECHES (MILK CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside.
• Cream butter or margarine and the 1 cup sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat well.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture 2 tablespoons at a time; mix until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Pierce cake several times with a fork.
• Combine the whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk together. Pour over the top of the cooled cake.
• 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!

TRES LECHES CAKE WITH BERRIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a small bowl and set aside. Place the eggs, 1 cup of granulated sugar and the vanilla extract in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium-high speed for 10 minutes (really!) until light yellow and fluffy. Reduce the speed to low and slowly add half the flour mixture, then the milk and finally the remaining flour mixture. Mix with a rubber spatula to be sure the batter is well mixed. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top and bake for 25 minutes, until the cake springs back when touched lightly in the middle and a cake tester comes out clean. Set aside to cool in the pan for 30 minutes.
• In a 4-cup liquid measuring cup, whisk together the heavy cream, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, almond extract and vanilla seeds. Using a bamboo skewer, poke holes all over the cooled cake and slowly pour the cream mixture over the cake, allowing it to be absorbed completely before continuing to pour on more of the mixture. Cover the cake with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.
• To serve, toss the strawberries with the 5 tablespoons of granulated sugar. Dust the cake with confectioners' sugar, cut in squares and place on dessert plates. Surround the cake with the strawberries, put a dollop of whipped cream on top and serve.

WHITE TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Spray 2 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
• Mix white cake mix, flour, eggs, sugar, canola oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, baking powder, and milk in a large bowl until thoroughly combined. Pour batter into prepared cake pans.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cakes are lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cakes cool about 10 minutes in pans before removing to finish cooling on racks.
• Whisk evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, 6 tablespoons cream, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and coconut extract in a bowl until smooth. Refrigerate the tres leches mixture.
• Beat 2 cups cream with instant vanilla pudding mix in a separate mixing bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form, 3 to 5 minutes. Refrigerate mousse filling.
• With a long serrated knife, lightly cut off a thin layer of each cake top to level the cake. Place cakes, leveled sides up, on pieces of waxed paper. Poke holes all over the cakes with a skewer. Slowly pour the tres leches mixture over the cakes, about 1/2 cup at a time, waiting until the mixture has soaked in before continuing to pour on more milk mixture. Wrap cake layers in plastic wrap; refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours.
• Unwrap a cake layer and place onto a serving platter with leveled side up. Top the cake with mousse filling; gently place second cake layer over the filling with leveled side down. Refrigerate leftovers.

TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 13 x 9" cake pan with cooking spray (Pam).
• Mix cake ingredients together and pour into prepared cake pan.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes until knife inserted in middle comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for 20 minutes.
• While the cake is baking, mix filling ingredients together and refrigerate.
• For frosting, whip cream until soft peaks form; blend in sugar gradually and add vanilla extract.
• When cake is done, allow to cool; then fill with milk filling.
• You can poke holes in the cake or use a flavor injector.(I use a syringe since I am a nurse).
• Frost with whipped cream and decorate.