Tres Leches - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 cups white sugar (divided)
5 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract (divided)
1 cup milk
1/2 cup Coco Lopez (or 1/2 can sweetened condensed milk)
0.5 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups heavy cream (whipping)
Preparation
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Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside.
Cream butter and 1 cup of the sugar together until fluffy.
Add eggs and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, 2 tablespoons at a time, mixing well until blended.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
When cooked, pierce it in 8 or 10 places with a fork or skewer, and let it cool.
Combine the whole milk, evaporated milk, and condensed milk.
Pour over the top of the cooled cake.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
Whipped Cream Topping: When ready to serve, combine the whipping cream, remaining vanilla and 1 cup of sugar.
Spread over top of cake.
Serve chilled.
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