Tres Leches Cake

• 14 oz can of Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 12 oz can of Evaporated Milk
• 1 C heavy cream or creme frache

Evaporated Milk invented by Gail Bordon in the 1856

• Eagle Brand Evaporated milk came up with shelf-stable milk in the 1880’s
• Carnation Company came up with the basis for this recipe
• Sweetened Condensed Milk is 60% evaporated with sugar added; and is used for Key Lime Pie, Flan and must be thick enough to NOT flatten out and be runny, so America’s Test Kitchen ran a few tests and discovered that the best overall products were Eagle Brand and Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milks.

1. Pour condensed milk into a glass bowl and cover with plastic wrap
2. Microwave for 9-15 minutes – Stir about every 2-3 minutes
   – Microwave until milk starts to deepen in color
3. Mix in Evaporated Milk and heavy cream
4. Also 1 tsp vanilla extract
5. Whisk all together

For the cake

1. 2 C AP flour
2. 2 tsp baking powder
3. 1 tsp each of salt and ground cinnamon
4. Whisk together
5. To 1 C warm milk add 8 TBL butter
   Continue to heat until butter melts
6. Crack 4 eggs into your stand mixer bowl with whisk attachment
7. Beat until the eggs are fairly well beaten
8. Add 2 C granulated sugar gradually
9. Increase mixer to high – Beat 5-7 minutes until glossy
10. turn machine to low, then start adding in your hot milk mixture
11. Add another 2 tsp vanilla extract
12. Add 3 C AP flour – one at a time – beating between each
13. Pour into greased and floured 9×12 inch baking disk
14. Bake at 325 degrees for 30-35 minutes
15. Let rest about ten minutes

… or use Angel Food Cake or similar

1. Poke holes liberally into the top of your cake with a chopstick or end of a mixing spoon.
2. VERY SLOWLY Pour liquid mixture onto the cake
3. Cool for another 15 minutes, then refrigerate at least 3 hours, preferably overnight
4. DO NOT COVER or the condensation will make the topping gummy
5. Take out of fridge about an hour before eating
6. Top with whipped cream (recipe below)
7. Garnish top lightly with cinnamon

Whipped Cream Topping

• 1 C Heavy Whipping cream
• 3 TBL corn syrup
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• Beat with a whisk attachment for about 2-3 minutes