Ecuadorian Tres Leches Cake

Name: Ecuadorian Tres Leches Cake
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 0.5 cup flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 8 medium size eggs; 0.5 cup sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 can condensed milk; 1 can evaporated milk; 1 pint half & half; 0.25 cup cold milk; 1 cup cold heavy whipping cream; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp powdered sugar; cherries or any fruit

20m

Serves 1

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Ecuadorian Tres Leches Cake

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20m

Serves 1

Directions

1Start with half a cup of flour and one teaspoon of baking powder.
2Mix the flour and baking powder well.
3Take eight medium size eggs and separate the yolks from the egg whites.
4Whip up the egg whites to a firm peak.
5Slowly incorporate half a cup of sugar into the egg whites until it starts looking like thick peaks.
6Continue mixing while you incorporate the egg yolks.
7Add the flour mixture and slowly continue mixing by hand to make sure it's light and airy.
8Add a teaspoon of vanilla.
9Butter your pan.
10Pour the mixture into the pan and put it into the oven.
11Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
12Stuff the cake with a fork.
13Mix a can of condensed milk, evaporated milk, and one pint of half and half all together for the tres leches mixture.
14Pour the tres leches mixture on top of the cake and let it soak.
15Mix 1/4 cup of cold milk, 1 cup of cold heavy whipping cream, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, and 2+ tbsp of powdered sugar until you have stiff peaks.
16Use the whipped cream to decorate the cake.
17Add cherries or any sort of fruit of your liking.

Ingredients

0.5 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
8 medium size eggs
0.5 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 can condensed milk
1 can evaporated milk
1 pint half & half
0.25 cup cold milk
1 cup cold heavy whipping cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp powdered sugar
cherries or any fruit

Equipment

panovenforktoothpick

Tips

Mix by hand to ensure it's light and airy.
Bake until a toothpick comes out clean.

Ecuadorian Tres Leches Cake

20m

Serves 1

youtube.com

Ecuadorian Tres Leches Cake

youtube.com

20m

Serves 1

Directions

1Start with half a cup of flour and one teaspoon of baking powder.
2Mix the flour and baking powder well.
3Take eight medium size eggs and separate the yolks from the egg whites.
4Whip up the egg whites to a firm peak.
5Slowly incorporate half a cup of sugar into the egg whites until it starts looking like thick peaks.
6Continue mixing while you incorporate the egg yolks.
7Add the flour mixture and slowly continue mixing by hand to make sure it's light and airy.
8Add a teaspoon of vanilla.
9Butter your pan.
10Pour the mixture into the pan and put it into the oven.
11Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
12Stuff the cake with a fork.
13Mix a can of condensed milk, evaporated milk, and one pint of half and half all together for the tres leches mixture.
14Pour the tres leches mixture on top of the cake and let it soak.
15Mix 1/4 cup of cold milk, 1 cup of cold heavy whipping cream, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, and 2+ tbsp of powdered sugar until you have stiff peaks.
16Use the whipped cream to decorate the cake.
17Add cherries or any sort of fruit of your liking.