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Tres Leches III

SUBMITTED BY: Marti PHOTO BY: Sonny

"A light sponge cake soaked with a mixture of three kinds of milk. This is the BEST Tres Leches recipe I have. It is a very good cake recipe and the cake should be very moist."

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PREP TIME	30 Min
COOK TIME	25 Min
READY IN	1 Hr
Original recipe yield 1 - 9x13 inch pan

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
9 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
9 egg whites
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup white sugar

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Sift together the flour and baking powder. Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk; beat well after each addition. In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until whites form stiff peaks. Gently fold the egg whites into the cake batter using a rubber spatula. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
In a small bowl, stir together the 2 cups heavy cream, evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk. Pour the mixture over the cake until it wont absorb any more. You may have 1/3 to 1/4 left over. That's okay.
Combine the whipped cream and sugar, spread over soaked cake. Refrigerate cake until serving, Pour leftover milk mixture onto plates and swirl in jam if desired, before setting cake on the plates.

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REVIEWS

Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2007 by JODILHERNANDEZ

I have made this many times over the last couple years and never left feedback. This is the... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2003 by AMYDUNN

Did I do something wrong? I followed the directions exactly, but I also produced a dense cake... MORE

Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2006 by Sandy

I just served this cake and received high compliments! I have tried 6 different recipes for... MORE

Reviewed on May 8, 2006 by Ehensel

For all the bad ratings out there on this recipe, I wonder if the people were cooking instead... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2003 by MDRURY

I followed the steps exactly and I still ended up with a very heavy, eggy cake. I got the... MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 3, 2005 by TomA

This is EASILY the worst Tres Leches recipe I have ever tried. The cake is nowhere near firm... MORE

Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2005 by sarahdambrosio

I have had tres leches before and I absolutely love it, but this recipe didn't seem to give... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2003 by HNPA

It was awsome. Not too sweet, just perfect. everybody loved it. Easy to do. Best to pour the... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2003 by THERRERA

This is not a good recipe for this cake. The frosting is fine, this is usually how I make the... MORE

Reviewed on May 15, 2003 by SEABEEWYFE

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