"Tres Leches Cake"

 Just in time for the holidays.This is a part dry, part moist Mexican cake made with three types of milk. It is a sweet and delicious treat! The three milks in the soaking sauce for Tres Leches are sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and heavy cream. The heavy cream is also whipped up to use as the topping. Due to the rich ingredients and that it is soaked in a creamy syrup, Tres Leches Cake is extremely dense and moist, almost like a custard. I made it with my own decoration:)

     Ingredients:

5 large eggs

1 cup sugar, divided

1/3 cup milk

1 cup  flour (I use Canadian flour)

1-1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla    

    Syrup: 
6 oz evaporated milk
6 oz sweetened condensed milk
4 oz heavy whipping cream 

*Here is a video tutorial from Youtube. (That's how I learned to decorate)        Decoration:
1 cup blueberries
1 can mandarins
2 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tbs powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla 
food color optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 10 inch circle pan  until coated.

 Separate eggs.  Beat egg whites on slow to high speed with 1/2 cup sugar until soft peaks form. Set it aside. 

Beat egg yolks with 1/2 cup sugar on high speed until yolks are pale yellow. 

 Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a flour sifter.

Add milk into egg yolks and vanilla. 

Mix egg yolks with flour by hand. 

Fold in egg white mixture into the batter very gently until just combined.  

Spread into cake pan. 

Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. (All oven are different so watch the cake please) I check it with my finger if it's spongy then it's ready.

Let it cool. Cover cake stand with foil pieces. Transfer cake into a cake stand. I cut a little bit of the top off, it was not straight. Poke with the fork. 

Combine condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream in a small pitcher.

Slowly drizzle all around get as much around the edges of the cake as you can.
Allow the cake to absorb the milk mixture for 30 minutes. I lifted foil up so it was easier for it to soak the ends. 

Arrange fruits on top of the cake.






Decoration:

Whip  heavy cream with powdered and vanilla sugar until thick and spreadable. Color is optional.



To make the decorations: Start on the side of the cake and then work our way all around. To make rose swirls start in the middle and work your way around it.

Enjoy!!!