Tres Leche Cake

Name: Tres Leche Cake
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H45M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H25M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT9H10M0.000S
Yield: 1 (13 by 9-inch) cake
Ingredients: Vegetable oil; 6 3/4 ounces cake flour, plus extra for pan; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 4 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature; 8 ounces sugar; 5 whole eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk; 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 1 cup half-and-half; 2 cups heavy cream; 8 ounces sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe courtesy of Alton Brown

Show: Good Eats

Episode: Milk Made

Tres Leche Cake

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Level: Intermediate
Yield: 1 (13 by 9-inch) cake

Total: 9 hr 10 min
Prep: 45 min
Inactive: 8 hr
Cook: 25 min

Level: Intermediate
Yield: 1 (13 by 9-inch) cake

Total: 9 hr 10 min
Prep: 45 min
Inactive: 8 hr
Cook: 25 min

Ingredients

For the cake:

Vegetable oil

6 3/4 ounces cake flour, plus extra for pan

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

4 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature

8 ounces sugar

5 whole eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the glaze:

1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1 cup half-and-half

For the topping:

2 cups heavy cream

8 ounces sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil and flour a 13 by 9-inch metal pan and set aside.
Whisk together the cake flour, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
Place the butter into the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment, beat on medium speed until fluffy, approximately 1 minute. Decrease the speed to low and with the mixer still running, gradually add the sugar over 1 minute. Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl, if necessary. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and mix to thoroughly combine. Add the vanilla extract and mix to combine. Add the flour mixture to the batter in 3 batches and mix just until combined. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and spread evenly. This will appear to be a very small amount of batter. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cake is lightly golden and reaches an internal temperature of 200 degrees F.
Remove the cake pan to a cooling rack and allow to cool for 30 minutes. Poke the top of the cake all over with a skewer or fork. Allow the cake to cool completely and then prepare the glaze.
Whisk together the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and the half-and-half in a 1-quart measuring cup. Once combined, pour the glaze over the cake. Refrigerate the cake overnight.;
Topping:
Place the heavy cream, sugar and vanilla into the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the whisk attachment, whisk together on low until stiff peaks are formed. Change to medium speed and whisk until thick. Spread the topping over the cake and allow to chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.;

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The one thing I did different was I used a white cake mix (Duncan Hines) it called 1/2 cup of oil, I melted a stick of butter instead of oil. It called for three egg whites I used three whole eggs. Baked it and then followed the recipe as written. Oh! I used 2% milk because I had no half & half. It was the best cake ever!

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