Tres Leches Cake – Simmer + Sauce

Tres Leches Cake – Simmer + Sauce

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This is a favorite of mine. A tres leches cake, also known as a “three-milk cake”, is a dense, moist cake made with three types of milk and topped with a genero

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Ingredients

  • For the Cake:
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • Pinch of Kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup milk
  • For the Tres Leches Sauce:
  • One (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • One (12-ounce) can evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons rum
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • For the Icing:
  • 1 pint heavy cream
  • 3-4 tablespoons Confectioners' sugar

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