Mexican Tres Leche Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 5 eggs
• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 tablespoon rum
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 sift together the flour and baking powder.
• 2 in another bowl, cream 1 cup of sugar and the butter until well blended.
• 3 add the eggs and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and beat until foamy.
• 4 gently fold in the flour mixture, gently mixing until the batter is smooth.
• 5 pour into a lightly greased square cake pan and bake in a preheated oven (350°f) for 30 minutes; allow cake to cool.
• 6 whisk the condensed milk, evaporated milk, milk and rum together until well blended.
• 7 pour mixture over the cake.
• 8 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours.
• 9 whisk the heavy cream until it begins to thicken.
• 10 add 1 teaspoon sugar and vanilla extract, and continue whisking until stiff peaks form.
• 11 spread this cream over the top and sides of the cake.
• 12 cut into squares.