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Coffee lovers, get ready to indulge in a delightful fusion of your two favorite things – coffee and cake. Today, we’re walking you through the process of making a scrumptious Coffee Tres Leches Cake.
What is a Coffee Tres Leches Cake?
A ‘Tres Leches Cake’, also known as ‘Milk Cake’, is a sponge cake soaked in a mixture of three kinds of milk. In this case, we’re adding a twist to it by infusing the cake with coffee, giving it a rich, lavish and comforting taste that coffee and dessert lovers will most certainly adore.
Ingredients
- For the cake
- 1 cup All-purpose Flour
- 1.5 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 5 large Eggs, separated
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar, divided
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/3 cup Whole Milk
- For the Tres Leches:
- 1 can Evaporated Milk
- 1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1/4 cup Whole Milk
- 1/4 cup Brewed Coffee
- For the Topping:
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 3 tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13” pan.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In another bowl, beat egg yolks with 3/4 cup sugar until the yolks turn pale yellow.
- Pour the egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and mix gently.
- Beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form (as you did with the yolks)…
Wrapping Up
This elaborate Coffee Tres Leches cake, with its velvety texture and rich coffee flavour, is the perfect treat for any coffee and dessert lover. Whether you’re serving it up at a family gathering or enjoying it in the quiet of a chilly autumn evening, this cake is sure to warm hearts and satisfy palates.
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