Name: Tres Leches Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 225 min
Total time: 270 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Albanian
Ingredients: 6 pcs eggs; 250 g sugar (for sponge cake); 300 g wheat flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla sugar; 20 g butter for the pan; 375 ml milk; 410 ml evaporated milk; 400 ml cream 30–35%; 300 g sugar (for caramel); 100 ml water; 40 g cornstarch; 80 g butter for caramel; 1 to taste salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line the bottom of a roughly 30×20 cm baking pan with parchment paper and grease the sides with butter.

Separate the egg whites from the yolks. Beat the whites to soft peaks, gradually add 250 g sugar, then mix in the yolks one at a time. Add the vanilla sugar and gently fold in the sifted flour and baking powder.

Transfer the batter to the pan, smooth the top, and bake for 25–30 minutes, until the sponge is golden and springy. Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes.

Combine the milk, unsweetened condensed milk, and cream. Prick the sponge all over with a skewer and slowly pour the milk mixture over it, letting it soak in evenly. Cover the pan and chill for 2 hours.

For the caramel, put the sugar in a saucepan and melt over medium heat until deep golden. Meanwhile, stir the cornstarch into the water.

Remove the caramel from the heat, carefully pour in the cornstarch-water mixture, return the pan to low heat, add the butter, and stir continuously until smooth. Season with salt to taste.

Immediately spread the caramel over the chilled sponge, let it sit for 10 minutes, then refrigerate for another hour. Cut into 8 portions and serve cold.

Tres Leches Cake

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