Tres Leches Cake | Recipe

This rich three-milk cake is sooo moist and flavourful - you guys need to try this out! Tres leches cake is a personal favourite of mine so I'm sharing my foolproof recipe here today:

Yields one 8" square cake

Ingredients

3 egg yolks,

1 tsp vanilla extract,

130ml milk,

120g all-purpose flour,

1 tsp baking powder,

3 egg whites,

85g sugar,

100ml heavy cream,

85g sweetened condensed milk,

100ml milk,

1 tsp vanilla extract,

250ml heavy whipping cream,

2 tbs vanilla sugar

Method

1. Mix together the egg yolks, vanilla and milk until smooth.

2. Add in the flour and baking powder and mix gently until just combined.

3. In another large bowl, whisk together the egg whites and sugar until soft peaks form.

4. Gently fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mix until well combined.

5. Pour the cake batter into a greased 8" square cake pan.

6. Bake at 160c for 25 minutes.

7. Meanwhile, whisk together the cream, condensed milk, milk and vanilla in a large jug with a spout until smooth.

8. Let the cake completely cool before piercing throughout with a fork.

9. Pour the milk mixture on evenly and then cover with plastic wrap before refrigerating for 5 hours.

10. Meanwhile, whip the cream and vanilla sugar together until soft peaks form. Transfer this into a piping bag fitted with a star tip (Wilton 1M). 

11. Remove the plastic wrap from the cake and then flip the cake upside down onto some parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.

12. Trim the edges off using a serrated knife.

13. Pipe the cream on in a wave-like motion.

14. Refrigerate for a further two hours before cutting into smaller squares and serving.