Tres Leches Boston Cream Cake Recipes

TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F. Butter and flour bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
• Beat the egg yolks only with 3/4 cup sugar until light in color and doubled in volume.
• Stir in milk and vanilla.
• Mix in the flour and baking powder.
• In a separate bowl, beat egg whites and the remaining ¼ cup sugar until stiff peaks form.
• Gently fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the yolk mixture.
• Fold in remaining egg whites. Be careful not to mix too much. The fluffy egg whites are what gives this cake its soft texture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40-45 minutes or until cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool 10 minutes.
• Poke a few holes in the cake (you don't need many and we often skip this step).
• In a small bowl, mix together the condensed milk, evaporated milk and ¼ cup heavy cream. **Measure out 1 cup of this milk mixture for another use (it is great for French toast!). If you use all of the milk your cake may end of soggy.**
• Pour the remaining milk mixture over the warm cake while it is still in the pan.
• Cool cake completely on a wire rack, then refrigerate until cold.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer (this works best if your bowl is cold) with the whisk attachment, whip the heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until it thickens and holds peaks.
• Loosen edge of cake with knife before removing side of pan.
• Frost cake with the whipped cream.
• Garnish with cherries, a dusting of cinnamon or anything else you wish!
• Store the cake covered in the refrigerator.

TRES LECHES (MILK CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside.
• Cream butter or margarine and the 1 cup sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat well.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture 2 tablespoons at a time; mix until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Pierce cake several times with a fork.
• Combine the whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk together. Pour over the top of the cooled cake.
• Whip whipping cream, the remaining 1 cup of the sugar, and the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla together until thick. Spread over the top of cake. Be sure and keep cake refrigerated, enjoy!

TRES LECHES BOSTON CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease bottom of a 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Beat first 4 ingredients with an electric mixer at low speed 30 seconds, then at medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
• Pour batter into pan, and bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until edges are golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 15 minutes. Pierce top of cake multiple times using a small wooden pick. (I have made the cake both with leaving it in the pan and adding the milks and icing and I have also gently taken it out of the pan and poured the milks on and then poured on the icing.).
• Combine cream, condensed milk, and evaporated milk in a small bowl; gradually pour and spread over warm cake, about 1/4 cup at a time, allowing mixture to soak into cake before pouring more. Let stand 2 hours; cover and chill overnight.
• Bring half-and-half to a boil. Pour into a medium bowl with chocolate chips, whisking constantly until mixture is smooth. Pour evenly over chilled cake. (If leaving the cake in the pan, the chocolate topping comes out a bit thicker than if you remove the cake from the pan. If you frost the removed from the pan, much of the icing ends up on the tray around the bottom of the cake which was ok because some people in my family love chocolate and they were able to scoop it up and add extra to their pieces!).

TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamed.
• Gradually beat in sugar.
• Add yolks and beat well until combined.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add egg mixture to dry ingredients, mixing well.
• Add milk and almond extract to mixed ingredients, mixing well.
• Pour into a greased 13" x 9" baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-45 minutes, or until done.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Poke many holes all over cake with a fork.
• Topping:.
• In a large saucepan, combine condensed milk, whipping cream, corn syrup, evaporated milk, and rum.
• Carefully bring to a boil, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.
• Slowly pour over cake, letting the liquid absorb.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• Serve cold, with whipped cream and strawberries if desired.