Tres Leches Cake
also called pastel de tres leches · three milk cake
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The table
| Grease a 9x13-in pan | |||||
| Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) | |||||
| 5 largeeggs | beat until thick and pale | whisk | fold | bake at 350°F for 25 min then poke all over with a fork | pour over and chill 4 hr |
| 1 cup(200 g)granulated sugar | |||||
| 1/3 cup(80 mL)whole milk | |||||
| 1 tsp(5 mL)vanilla extract | |||||
| 1 cup(125 g)all-purpose flour | |||||
| 1 1/2 tsp(6 g)baking powder | |||||
| 1/4 tsp(1.5 g)table salt | |||||
| 12 oz(354 mL)evaporated milk | whisk | ||||
| 14 oz(397 mL)sweetened condensed milk | |||||
| 1/4 cup(60 mL)heavy cream | |||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.14 things to get out.
Pans and tools
Before anything else
3beat until thick and pale
4whisk
goes in with what step 3 made
5fold
goes in with what step 4 made
7whisk
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 4 hr 25 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- none givenof the steps that give a time
4 of the 6 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. The recipe itself says 5 hr.
beat until thick and pale
not timedfrom the start
whisk
not timedfrom the start
whisk
not timedfrom the start
fold
not timedfrom the start
bake at 350°F for 25 min then poke all over with a fork
25 minwalk away(read off the step)from the start
pour over and chill 4 hr
4 hrwalk away(read off the step)25 min in
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
You'll need 9x13-in pan · oven
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See how it is written
>> title: Tres Leches Cake
>> category: Cakes & Loaves
>> tags: milk, sponge, dessert, oven
>> counters: Panadería, Bakery
>> aka: pastel de tres leches, three milk cake
>> servings: 12
>> time: 5 hr
Grease a #9x13-in pan{}.
Preheat the #oven{} to 350°F (175°C).
Beat @eggs{5%large}, @granulated sugar{1%cup}(200 g) until thick and pale.
Whisk @whole milk{1/3%cup}(80 mL), @vanilla extract{1%tsp}(5 mL) into @&(~1)egg foam{}.
Fold @all-purpose flour{1%cup}(125 g), @baking powder{1 1/2%tsp}(6 g), @table salt{1/4%tsp}(1.5 g) into @&(~1)batter{}.
Bake @&(~1)batter{} at 350°F for ~{25%min}, then poke all over with a fork.
Whisk @evaporated milk{12%oz}(354 mL), @sweetened condensed milk{14%oz}(397 mL), @heavy cream{1/4%cup}(60 mL).
Pour @&(~1)milk mixture{} over @&(6)warm cake{} and chill ~{4%hr}.