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Tres leches
Sponge cake soaked in three milks. Birthday and Nochebuena.
60 minServes 12
Ingredients
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- 1 cupall-purpose flour
- 1½ tspbaking powder
- 5eggs, separated
- 1 cupDomino sugar
- 1 can (12 oz)Carnation evaporated milk
- 1 can (14 oz)La Lechera sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cupwhole milk
- 1 tspMcCormick vanilla extract
How to make it
- 1
Heat oven to 350°. Butter a 9×13 pan. Beat egg yolks with ¾ cup sugar until pale. Stir in vanilla and the flour mixed with baking powder.
- 2
Beat egg whites to soft peaks, then add the remaining ¼ cup sugar. Fold into the yolk batter. Pour into the pan. Bake 25–30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes.
- 3
Poke holes all over the cake with a fork. Mix evaporated, condensed, and whole milk. Pour slowly so the cake drinks it. Refrigerate at least 4 hours, better overnight.
- 4
Slice cold. Whipped cream on top if you want it.