The infamous Tres Leches Cake, also known as a spongy, buttery cake soaked in 3 different types of milk!
Wet Ingredients:
2 ener g eggs, prepared
2/3 cup water
1 cup sugar
5 tbl of melted earth balance margarine, cooled
1.5 tbl vanilla
Pinch of Salt
Dry Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
Other Ingredients:
Cinnamon
(Whipped Cream of choice, or homemade)
Milks (info and recipe below)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350
Sift together your dry ingredients in 1 bowl
Whisk your wet ingredients together in another bowl
Slowly stir your wet ingredients into your dry ingredients
Pour into a greased round pan
Bake for 30-35 minutes until toothpick comes out clear
Remove from oven and let cool
After cooled for 10 minutes carefully remove from pan
Allow to cool while you prepare your milks (recipe below)
Cut cake in half horizontally
Place bottom back into pan
Pour 1/2 warm milk mixture over cake
Press down into cake with flat spatula
Place top of cake on bottom half
Using a toothpick poke several holes
Pour remaining warm milk mixture over entire cake
Pressing down with spatula
Cover and refrigerate overnight
Top with whipped cream and sprinkle with cinnamon
MILKS
Milk 1:
1/4 cup soy milk or Almond milk
Milk 2:
1 can coconut milk
1/2 cup sugar
Boil summer for 20 minutes
Milk 3:
1 cup of cashew milk
1 tbl of earth balance margarine
Boil and simmer to reduce, roughly 20 minutes
Directions:
Once milks have been reduced combine all together
While warm follow pour directions above