Tre Tre Tre Cake Recipes

TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat the egg yolks with 3/4 cup sugar until light in color and doubled in volume. Stir in milk, vanilla, flour and baking powder.
• In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Beat until firm but not dry. Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the yolk mixture to lighten it; fold in remaining egg whites. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool 10 minutes.
• Loosen edge of cake with knife before removing side of pan. Cool cake completely on a wire rack.
• Place cooled cake on a deep serving plate. Use a two-pronged meat fork or a cake tester to pierce the surface of cake.
• Mix together condensed milk, evaporated milk and 1/4 cup of the whipping cream. Set aside 1 cup of the measured milk mixture and refrigerate for another use. Pour remaining milk mixture over cake slowly until absorbed. Whip the remaining whipping cream until it thickens and reaches spreading consistency. Frost cake with whipped cream and garnish with cherries. Store cake in the refrigerator.

TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat eggs and 3/4 cup sugar on high until pale and thick, about 4 minutes. Add vanilla and beat to combine. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture and beat to combine. With a rubber spatula, fold in melted butter until incorporated. Transfer batter to dish and bake until top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes, rotating dish halfway through.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together milks. Poke warm cake all over with a wooden skewer or toothpick, then pour milk mixture over top and let cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Whip cream and 1/4 cup sugar to medium peaks. To serve, spread whipped cream evenly over cooled cake. Top with fruit if desired.

TRADITIONAL TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 3-quart baking dish. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat egg yolks and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy. In another bowl, whisk egg whites and salt to soft peaks. Using a rubber spatula, fold whites into yolks until almost combined. Sift flour over egg and gently fold into batter (do not overmix).
• Spread batter in prepared dish. Bake until golden and pulling away from sides of dish, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool 20 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the three milks; pour evenly over cake. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
• To serve, whip cream and confectioners' sugar to soft peaks. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain round tip, and pipe whipped cream in a decorative pattern, if desired.

TRES LECHE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9- by 13-inch cake pan.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
• Separate the eggs. Beat the egg yolks with 3/4 cup of the sugar on high speed until the yolks are pale yellow. Stir in the milk and vanilla. Pour the egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and stir very gently until combined.
• Beat the egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. With the mixer on, pour in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until the egg whites are stiff but not dry. Fold the egg white mixture into the batter very gently until just combined. Spoon into the prepared pan and spread to even out the surface.
• Bake until the cake is done, 35 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool in the pan, and then turn out (upside down) onto a rimmed platter.
• For the tres leches: Combine the heavy cream, evaporated milk and condensed milk in a small pitcher. Pierce the surface of the cake with a fork several times. Drizzle the milk mixture over the top and allow the cake to sit and absorb the milk mixture. Don't worry about totally soaking the cake! That's what you want.
• For the icing: Whip the cream with the sugar. Spread it evenly over the top and sides of the soaked cake and decorate with maraschino cherries.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve. Several hours is fine. The cooler the cake, the better!

TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9×13″ baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until foamy. Slowly add 1/4 cup of the sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
• Using the same mixer, beat the egg yolks and sugar until pale yellow. Mix in the milk and vanilla.
• Sift in the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir until just combined.
• Gently fold in the beaten egg whites, 1/3 third at a time, until combined. Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until golden on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Let cool completely and poke holes all over the cake with a wooden skewer or fork.
• Mix together the milk mixture and pour over the top of the cake. Cover the cake with and let it soak for a minimum of 4 hours or preferably overnight in the fridge.
• When ready to serve, beat the remaining whipping cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until stiff peaks. Spread all over the cake and dust with a bit of cinnamon.

ANNA'S TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Spray 9x13 pan generously with vegetable oil spray.
• Blend cake mix, pudding mix, whole milk, oil and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low for 1 minute.
• Stop mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 32 to 34 minutes until golden brown.
• Remove from oven and cool for 2 hours on wire rack in the pan.
• After the cake is cooled, poke holes all over the top of the cake with a fork. The more holes the better.
• Whisk together evaporated and condensed milks, heavy cream, vanilla and rum.
• Spoon milk syrup mixture over the top of the cake, stopping to allow syrup to soak in each time. Continue until all syrup has been used. It seems like too much, but it's not.
• Cover cake with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours.
• Top with whipped topping before serving.

TRE, TRE, TRE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350° F. Oil and flour a ten-inch springform pan. Over the bottom piece of the pan, clamp a circle of parchment paper, which makes removing the cake easier. With an electric hand mixer, beat the eggs, sugar, and zest until pale yellow and thick, about 5 minutes. Mix in the milk and oil. Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt together and then fold the dry mixture into the liquid until thoroughly combined. Pour batter into the pan and bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until the top is golden brown and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove cake from oven, allow it to cool for 10 minutes, run a knife around the edge of the pan and remove the ring of the springmold. Cool completely and serve.

DON ANGIE'S TRE LATTE OLIVE OIL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Make the cake: In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, ¾ cup cold water, olive oil, vanilla paste, and ¾ cup of the sugar until well combined. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix the flour mixture into the egg yolk mixture, carefully folding with a spatula until well incorporated.
• In a stand mixer with the whisk, whip the egg whites, cream of tartar, and lemon zest on medium-high until very frothy and thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Gradually add the remaining ¾ cup sugar, little by little, to incorporate it into the egg whites. Keep whipping the eggs until they're slightly shiny, have some volume, and just barely hold their shape (soft peaks), about 2 minutes.
• Remove the bowl from the mixer and add the egg yolk/flour mixture little by little, folding with a rubber spatula, until very well combined.
• Pour the batter into an ungreased 9 × 13-inch baking pan. Bake until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool upside down, in the pan, on a wire rack. (This will help the cake retain its height.)
• Meanwhile, make the soaking liquid: In a large bowl, stir together whole milk, condensed milk, evaporated milk, olive oil, vanilla paste, salt, and lemon zest. Set aside.
• Once the cake is cool, carefully run an offset spatula or butter knife around the sides of the pan to release the cake from the sides, but leave the cake in the pan.
• Poke holes all across the surface of the cake with a cake tester or toothpick and pour the milk mixture slowly and evenly over the top (it may take a few minutes for the mixture to soak all the way in). Cover the cake and refrigerate overnight.
• Just before serving, make the mascarpone topping: In a stand mixer with the whisk, whip the heavy cream on medium-high speed until thickened and it just barely holds its shape, about 2 minutes. Add the mascarpone, vanilla paste, sugar, and salt and whip briefly to combine.
• Spread all of the topping across the top of the cake with an offset spatula or the back of a large spoon.
• To serve, slice the cake into roughly 3-inch squares. Drizzle with the olive oil and top with lemon zest. Leftovers keep, tightly sealed in the refrigerator, for up to 3 days.