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Tres Leches (Three Milk Cake)

Tres leches is an ultra light sponge cake soaked in a sweet milk mixture. Tres leches is a popular cake in Mexico and Latin America. The cake is similar to an angel food cake. The whipped egg whites in the batter make it extra light and spongy. After baking the cake you poke holes in it with a fork and pour three types of milk over the top-evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and whole milk- hence the name tres leches

Ingredients:

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Cake

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 1/2 baking powder

  • 1/4 teaspoons salt

  • 5 large eggs, separated

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1/3 cup milk

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Tres Leches Mixture

  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

  • One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

  • One 12-ounce can evaporated milk

Icing

  • 1 pint heavy cream, for whipping

  • 3 tablespoons sugar

  • Maraschino cherries, to decorate

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