Tres Leche Cake

Alton Brown

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown, 2007

Show: Good EatsEpisode: Milk Made

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Total Time:
9 hr 10 min
Prep
45 min
Inactive
8 hr 0 min
Cook
25 min
Yield:
1 (13 by 9-inch) cake
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

For the cake:

  • Vegetable oil
  • 6 3/4 ounces cake flour, plus extra for pan
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 4 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 8 ounces sugar
  • 5 whole eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

For the glaze:

  • 1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup half-and-half

For the topping:

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 8 ounces sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

For the cake:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil and flour a 13 by 9-inch metal pan and set aside.

Whisk together the cake flour, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.

Place the butter into the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment, beat on medium speed until fluffy, approximately 1 minute. Decrease the speed to low and with the mixer still running, gradually add the sugar over 1 minute. Stop to scrape down the sides of the bowl, if necessary. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and mix to thoroughly combine. Add the vanilla extract and mix to combine. Add the flour mixture to the batter in 3 batches and mix just until combined. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and spread evenly. This will appear to be a very small amount of batter. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cake is lightly golden and reaches an internal temperature of 200 degrees F.

Remove the cake pan to a cooling rack and allow to cool for 30 minutes. Poke the top of the cake all over with a skewer or fork. Allow the cake to cool completely and then prepare the glaze.

For the glaze:

Whisk together the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and the half-and-half in a 1-quart measuring cup. Once combined, pour the glaze over the cake. Refrigerate the cake overnight.

Topping:

Place the heavy cream, sugar and vanilla into the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the whisk attachment, whisk together on low until stiff peaks are formed. Change to medium speed and whisk until thick. Spread the topping over the cake and allow to chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

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  • on May 22, 2012

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    Very good cake. I followed the directions precisely, and served it to my book club members. We all agreed it was great. I shared the recipe with my friends, no cake was left at the end of the evening! Thanks.

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  • on May 20, 2012

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    Love Alton's recipes but this one missed the bar in a few places. The cake was a bit too dense and it way too sweet even after using half of the sugar in the frosting. Maybe beating the egg whites to make a fluffier cake and cutting the sugar in the cake as well. I added cinnamon which added a great flavor. Not the best Tres Leche cake I've had but worth a second try with some minor alterations.

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  • on May 17, 2012

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    This was without a doubt the worse cake I have even made or eater. It was graining and like sand. I am not a novice baker either. I made your angel food cake recipe and it was great. So, I assumed this would be great also. I made it for Mother's day. What a mistake. Even my grandchildren would not eat more than one bite. The whip cream frosting was the only good thing.
    Don't waste your time and money on making this cake@

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