Tres Leches Cake
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Tres Leches Cake
Recipe by Michael Weldon
Serves: 6-8
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
Cake
1 cup plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt
5 eggs, separated
1 cup caster sugar
½ cup Norco full cream milk
1 tsp Coles vanilla bean paste
Milk Soak
1 can condensed milk
1 can evaporated milk
½ cup Norco full cream milk
Whipped Cream
600ml Norco thickened cream
2 tbs icing sugar
1 tsp Coles vanilla bean paste
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced.
In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form. Add half the sugar and whisk to stiff peaks.
In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients and mix together.
In another bowl, whisk the egg yolks with the remaining sugar until light and creamy.
Add the egg yolk mixture and milk to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Gently fold in the egg whites in three batches to keep the batter light and fluffy.
Pour the batter into a lined oval baking tin or oven-safe tray. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.
In a bowl, whisk together the milk soak ingredients.
Allow the cake to rest for 10 minutes, then prick it all over with a fork. Pour over half the milk soak, let it absorb for 10 minutes, then add the remaining soak. Leave to absorb fully.
In a bowl, whisk the cream, icing sugar, and vanilla until firm peaks form. Serve on the side.
