Pastel de Tres Leches (Three Milk Cake)

A sponge cake is soaked in a mixture of three kinds of milk and topped with whipped cream and optional strawberries.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 396 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ cup milk
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 6 eggs, separated
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream (Optional)
• 1 cup whipped cream (Optional)
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Grease a 10x15-inch baking dish.

Step 3

Beat egg whites in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on high until stiff peaks form; gradually beat in sugar until mixture is glossy. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, combining each yolk before adding the next. Reduce mixer speed to medium and add flour, about 1 tablespoon at a time, to the mixture, beating continuously; beat in baking powder, milk, and vanilla extract. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until cake is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let cake cool for 15 minutes.

Step 5

Pour 1 cup cream, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk in a blender and pulse several times until well blended. Pour three-milk mixture evenly over the cake. Refrigerate cake until cold and the milk mixture has soaked in, at least 1 hour.

Step 6

Cut in squares and top each serving with a dollop of whipped cream and a few sliced strawberries. Refrigerate leftovers.