Layered Tres Leches Cake

Layered Tres Leches Cake could be just the lacto ovo vegetarian recipe you've been looking for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 485 calories, 7g of protein, and 30g of fat each. For $1.17 per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 2227 people were impressed by this recipe. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, heavy whipping cream, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a Latin American side dish. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour. It is brought to you by Natashas Kitchen. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 40%. This score is good. Layered Coconut Tres Leches Cake, Layered Lemon Tres Leches Cake, and Tres Leches de Coco (Coconut Tres Leches Cake) are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 30 minutes

Cooking duration: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 ½ tsp baking powder

1 cup all-purpose flour

2½ tbsp granulated sugar

2½ cups heavy whipping cream

¼ tsp salt

1 lb fresh strawberries

1 cup sugar, divided into ¾ and ¼ cups

1 tsp vanilla extract

5 whole eggs, separated

Equipment:

mixing bowl

whisk

serrated knife

measuring cup

toothpicks

wire rack

spatula

Cooking instruction summary:

Set up 3 mixing bowls: 1 medium and 2 large bowls. In the medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder and tsp salt. Set aside.Separate eggs into the other two large bowls. Egg yolks into one and egg whites into the other. Beat egg yolks with cup sugar on high speed until yolks are pale yellow (approx 2 min). Stir in cup milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract.Pour flour mixture over your egg yolk mixture and beat on low speed with the mixer until just combined.With a clean, dry whisk, beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form (1 minute). With the mixer on, pour in remaining cup sugar and beat on high speed until egg whites are stiff but not dry (1 minute).Gently fold egg whites into the yolk/flour mixture until just combined. Divide evenly between two cake pans and bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Turn cake onto a wire rack and allow to cool to room temp.When cakes have cooled, trim the edges with a serrated knife to even out the edges.In a large measuring cup with a pouring lip, stir together of the evaporated milk, of the sweetened condensed milk and cup heavy whipping cream.Place one of the layers, flat side down, on a cake platter. Using a fork, poke the top all around, going all the way to the edges and poke through the depth of the cake. Use a spoon to pour on half of the 3-milk syrup. Let cake stand and absorb the syrup while you beat the frosting (see instructions below).Generously frost the top of your first layer, then arrange sliced strawberries over the top of your frosting.Your next cake layer will be placed with the flat side up; so before putting it over the strawberries, use a fork to poke the flat surface all around, going to the edges. Now place your poked cake top over the strawberries.Spoon the remaining half of the 3-milk syrup evenly over your top layer. Let cake stand 10-15 minutes for the syrup to soak in for easier frosting.Frost the top and sides of the cake and smooth out frosting with a cake spatula. I decorated the top with halved strawberries, placed at an angle around the top border of the cake. It was simple and just perfect.For best results with whipping cream, freeze your mixing bowl and egg beaters or whisk attachment for 15 minutes. Make sure your whipping cream is very cold.Beat 2 cups heavy whipping cream and 2 Tbsp sugar on high speed until thick and spreadable (about 1 to 2 minutes). Don't overbeat or it will turn buttery. Refrigerate until ready to use.

 

Step by step:


1. Set up 3 mixing bowls: 1 medium and 2 large bowls. In the medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder and tsp salt. Set aside.Separate eggs into the other two large bowls. Egg yolks into one and egg whites into the other. Beat egg yolks with cup sugar on high speed until yolks are pale yellow (approx 2 min). Stir in cup milk and 1 tsp vanilla extract.

2. Pour flour mixture over your egg yolk mixture and beat on low speed with the mixer until just combined.With a clean, dry whisk, beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form (1 minute). With the mixer on, pour in remaining cup sugar and beat on high speed until egg whites are stiff but not dry (1 minute).Gently fold egg whites into the yolk/flour mixture until just combined. Divide evenly between two cake pans and bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Turn cake onto a wire rack and allow to cool to room temp.When cakes have cooled, trim the edges with a serrated knife to even out the edges.In a large measuring cup with a pouring lip, stir together of the evaporated milk, of the sweetened condensed milk and cup heavy whipping cream.

3. Place one of the layers, flat side down, on a cake platter. Using a fork, poke the top all around, going all the way to the edges and poke through the depth of the cake. Use a spoon to pour on half of the 3-milk syrup.

4. Let cake stand and absorb the syrup while you beat the frosting (see instructions below).Generously frost the top of your first layer, then arrange sliced strawberries over the top of your frosting.Your next cake layer will be placed with the flat side up; so before putting it over the strawberries, use a fork to poke the flat surface all around, going to the edges. Now place your poked cake top over the strawberries.Spoon the remaining half of the 3-milk syrup evenly over your top layer.

5. Let cake stand 10-15 minutes for the syrup to soak in for easier frosting.Frost the top and sides of the cake and smooth out frosting with a cake spatula. I decorated the top with halved strawberries, placed at an angle around the top border of the cake. It was simple and just perfect.For best results with whipping cream, freeze your mixing bowl and egg beaters or whisk attachment for 15 minutes. Make sure your whipping cream is very cold.Beat 2 cups heavy whipping cream and 2 Tbsp sugar on high speed until thick and spreadable (about 1 to 2 minutes). Don't overbeat or it will turn buttery. Refrigerate until ready to use.


Nutrition Information:

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484k Calories
6g Protein
30g Total Fat
47g Carbs
3% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
484k
24%

Fat
30g
47%

  Saturated Fat
18g
113%

Carbohydrates
47g
16%

  Sugar
31g
35%

Cholesterol
204mg
68%

Sodium
142mg
6%

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Protein
6g
14%

Vitamin C
33mg
41%

Vitamin A
1248IU
25%

Selenium
14µg
21%

Phosphorus
195mg
20%

Vitamin B2
0.3mg
18%

Manganese
0.34mg
17%

Folate
58µg
15%

Calcium
116mg
12%

Vitamin B1
0.16mg
11%

Iron
1mg
9%

Potassium
293mg
8%

Vitamin E
1mg
8%

Vitamin B5
0.75mg
8%

Vitamin D
1µg
7%

Vitamin B12
0.38µg
6%

Fiber
1g
6%

Vitamin B3
1mg
6%

Vitamin B6
0.1mg
5%

Magnesium
19mg
5%

Zinc
0.73mg
5%

Copper
0.08mg
4%

Vitamin K
3µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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