How to make a Tres Leches Cake | Step by Step | Easy Recipe for the Best Tres Leches Cake

sweetened condensed milk

🥗Healthier: coconut milk

💰Cheaper: regular milk

Coconut milk adds richness while reducing sugar.

whipping cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: heavy cream

Coconut cream is dairy-free and lower in calories.

cake flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

butter

🥗Healthier: margarine

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Margarine is lower in saturated fat.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Separate the egg whites from the yolks of 6 eggs.

In a bowl, mix the egg whites with 1 cup of white sugar until white and fluffy.

Add the 6 egg yolks to the egg white mixture and mix together.

While mixing, add 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract.

Add 2 cups of self-rising flour and mix until well incorporated.

Grease a Pyrex dish with butter.

Pour the cake batter into the greased dish and place it in the oven.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

While the cake is baking, mix 2 cans of condensed milk, 1 can of evaporated milk, and measure 2 cans of whole milk using the evaporated milk can.

Add heavy whipping cream, starting with half a can, and adjust as needed.

Once the cake is done, poke holes throughout the entire cake with a fork while it is still warm.

Slowly add the milk mixture to the cake, allowing it to absorb the liquid.

For the whipped cream, mix the remaining heavy whipping cream (about 1 to 1.5 cups) with almost an entire can of dulce de leche until it thickens.

Use a Ziploc bag to pipe the whipped cream onto the cake in small peaks for decoration.

Refrigerate the cake for a couple of hours before serving, or ideally make it the day before.

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