Pastel De Tres Leches

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 teaspoons mexican vanilla
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 13 ounces evaporated milk
• 3 cups heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 spray the bottom and sides of a 9 inch diameter pan with 3 inch sides with vegetable cooking spray and set aside.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 sift together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• 4 combine eggs and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat on high speed until doubled in volume, about 5 minutes. reduce speed to low; add the water and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla. mix well.
• 5 on very low speed or by hand using a long spatula, gently fold dry ingredients into the batter.
• 6 pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes or until the cake is firm on top and has pulled away from the sides of the pan.
• 7 remove from oven and place pan on a rack to cool for 10-15 minutes.
• 8 turn the cake out on a serving platter, place a cake polate over the cake and turn it right side up. set aside to continue cooling.
• 9 while cake is cooling, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, the evaporated milk, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 1 cup cream and set aside. using a serrated knife, gently slice off the top skin of the cake and discard. prick the cake all over with a long toothpick (to allow the cake to soak up the liquid.).
• 10 pour milk mixture over the cake in several batches, allowing it to soak in as much as possible each time. refrigerate.
• 11 when ready to serve, pour the remaining 2 cups cream into a chilled bowl and beat with chilled beaters until stiff peaks form. pipe or spread the whipped cream on the top and sides of the cake.
• 12 garnish with fresh fruit slices.