Chocolate and Coconut Tres Leches Cake Recipe | Saveur

Chocolate and Coconut Tres Leches Cake Recipe | Saveur

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Toasted meringue and cocktail cherries complete this decadent riff on the popular Latin American dessert.

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Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil, for greasing
  • 1⅓ cups (175 g) all-purpose flour, sifted
  • ½ cup (45 g) cocoa powder
  • 1 Tbsp. plus ¾ tsp. (17 g) baking powder
  • 1 tsp. (3 g) kosher salt
  • 6 large eggs, separated
  • 1 cup (200 g) sugar, divided
  • ¾ cup plus 1 Tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. (200 g) full-fat coconut milk
  • 1 tsp. (5 g) vanilla extract
  • 1 cup (80 g) sweetened or unsweetened coconut flakes
  • 1 cup plus 3 Tbsp. plus 1½ tsp. (240 g) sugar
  • 4 large egg whites
  • ¾ cup plus 2 Tbsp. (213 g) full-fat coconut milk
  • ¾ cup plus 2 Tbsp. (213 g) evaporated milk
  • ⅔ cup plus 1 tsp. (213 g) sweetened condensed milk
  • Pinch cinnamon
  • ½ cup (50 g) toasted coconut flakes
  • Luxardo cherries or sliced red cherries (optional)

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