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Mexican Tres Leches Cake

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Mexican Tres Leches Cake

Light sponge cake soaked in three milks — evaporated, condensed and cream — topped with whipped cream.

Total time
65 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
35 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Mexican
vegetarian

Ingredients

200gplain flour
1 tspbaking powder
5eggs, separated
200gcaster sugar
5 tbspwhole milk
1 tspvanilla
400mlevaporated milk
300mlcondensed milk
200mldouble cream
300mldouble cream for topping
2 tbspsugar for topping

Instructions

1

Beat egg yolks and sugar until pale. Fold in flour, baking powder, milk and vanilla.

2

Fold in stiff egg whites gently.

3

Bake in a greased tin at 175°C for 25–30 minutes.

4

Cool, poke holes all over with a skewer.

5

Mix evaporated milk, condensed milk and cream. Pour slowly over cake.

6

Refrigerate 4 hours. Top with whipped sweetened cream.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
1152
Protein
29.1g
Fat
47.1g
Carbs
154.9g
Fiber
1.4g
Sodium
459mg

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