Tres Leches Cake | Emeril Lagasse

cake flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while all-purpose flour is more budget-friendly.

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: whipped topping

Coconut cream is lower in calories, and whipped topping is often cheaper.

In a bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.

Slowly add 2 cups of granulated sugar while beating the egg whites.

Add egg yolks to the mixture and mix well.

Sift cake flour into the bowl to aerate it.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Add baking powder to the mixture.

Add about 1/2 cup of milk and a little vanilla extract, and incorporate it into the mixture.

Pour the batter into a lightly buttered and floured baking pan.

Bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.

Once the cake is out of the oven, prepare the three milks: heavy cream, evaporated milk, and sweetened condensed milk.

Blend the three types of milk together.

Once the cake cools, poke holes in the top of the cake.

Pour half of the milk mixture over the cake and let it soak.

After soaking, pour the remaining milk mixture over the cake.

Cover the cake and refrigerate for about four hours to chill.

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