Chocolate Tres Leche Cake
From jadavis702 14 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 12
The traditional version is a white, vanilla flavored cake that is infused with 3 types of milk--sweet milk, whole milk and cream. This chocolate version was published in Sabroso!, a southwest dining guide. The preparation time and cook time are estimates. Read more When making a tres leches cake it is usually best to begin early in the morning or even the day before in order to have it ready in the evening. The process is lengthy and time consuming; but oh what wonderful results. See less
Ingredients
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- * 6 eggs, separated shopping list
- * 2 cups light brown sugar, packed shopping list
- * 2 cups all-purpose flour shopping list
- * 1/2 cup cocoa powder shopping list
- * 3 teaspoons baking powder shopping list
- * 2/3 cup milk shopping list
- * 2 teaspoons vanilla shopping list
- Sauce shopping list
- * 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk shopping list
- * 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk shopping list
- * 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted shopping list
- * 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare a cardboard circle using the bottom of cake pan as a guide; set aside.
- Grease a 13x9 pan then dust with powdered cocoa, knocking out excess.
- For the cake, in a large bowl combine flour, cocoa and baking powder.
- In a measuring cup, combine the milk and vanilla.
- Set both aside.
- Place egg whites in a clean bowl and beat at high speed until peaks are formed.
- Turn the mixer down to medium speed and gradually add the sugar to the egg whites.
- Once the sugar is dissolved, add egg yolks and beat for 3 minutes.
- Continue beating egg white mixture on medium-low speed and add flour and milk alternately until well blended.
- bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Leave the cake in the baking pan.
- While the cake is still warm, punch holes in cake with wooden skewer.
- Combine the sauce ingredients and pour evenly over the entire cake.
- Place the cake in refrigerator and allow to cool.
- Let cake stand at room temperature for at least 15 minutes before serving
- Garnish with fresh strawberries or dust lightly with powdered sugar.
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I feel a bit of drool dribbling down the side of my mouth, lol Sounds lovely. Thanks!!
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Mmmm love Tres Leche Cake.
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This sounds wonderful, you have my 5 forks.
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