Tres Leches Cake Recipe | 3 Milk Cake | Pastel de Tres Leches

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 large bowl, whip the egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy, then gradually add 40 g of sugar and whip until stiff peaks form.

In another bowl, mix the egg yolks, 40 g of sugar, vanilla, and milk until foamy.

Add flour, baking powder, and cornstarch to the yolk mixture and mix until just combined.

Fold the egg yolk mixture into the whipped egg whites until well combined.

Pour the batter into a greased 20x20 cm cake pan and tap to remove air bubbles.

Bake in a preheated oven at 160°C for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Let the cake cool slightly, then remove it from the pan and cool completely.

Prepare the milk bath by combining whole milk, sweetened condensed milk, and whipping cream in a saucepan over low heat for about 2 minutes.

Poke holes in the cooled cake and pour the milk bath over it.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Whip the whipping cream until medium-stiff peaks form and spread over the top of the cake.

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