Tres Leches Cake Alton Brown Recipes

TRES LECHES CAKE (ALTON BROWN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter and flour a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Avoid using a very shallow pan.
• Whisk to combine cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• Cream butter with mixer.
• Slowly add 1 cup of sugar to butter until combined.
• Pour eggs into mixture one at a time, making sure that each egg is combined before adding the next egg.
• Add 1.5 tsp vanilla.
• Slowly add the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
• Pour batter into the buttered and floured baking pan and smooth.
• Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until golden brown.
• Remove cake from oven and allow to cool completely.
• Perforate cake all over using skewers or a fork.
• Stir together the evaporated milk, condensed milk, and half-and-half.
• Pour milk over cake and refrigerate overnight (or 8 hours) to allow the cake to soak up all the milks.
• Before serving, whip heavy cream, 1 cup sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla until thickened.
• Spread whipped topping over cake and refrigerate until ready to serve.

TRES LECHE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil and flour a 13x9 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 one minute.
• Decrease the mixer speed to low and gradually add the sugar over one minute.
• Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
• Add the eggs, one at a time and mix thoroughly to combine.
• Add vanilla and mix to combine.
• Add the flour mixture to the batter in three 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 onf the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the cake is lightly golden and reaches an internal teperature of 200 degrees.
• 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 glaze.
• For the glaze; whisk together the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and half and half in a 1 quart measuring cup. Once combined, pour the glaze over the cake. Refrigerate overnight.
• For the topping; Place the heavy cream, sugar andf vanilla into the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the whisk attachment, whish together on low until stiff peaks form. Change to medium speed and whisk until thick.
• Spread evenly over the top of the cake and allow to chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

TRES LECHE CAKE

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.;

TRES LECHES (MILK CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside.
• Cream butter or margarine and the 1 cup sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat well.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture 2 tablespoons at a time; mix until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Pierce cake several times with a fork.
• Combine the whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk together. Pour over the top of the cooled cake.
• Whip whipping cream, the remaining 1 cup of the sugar, and the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla together until thick. Spread over the top of cake. Be sure and keep cake refrigerated, enjoy!