Tres Leches Cake

Ingredients:

1 cup plus 1/2 cup milk
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 cup plus 3/4 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp rum
1 pinch salt
Fresh berries or cinnamon for garnishing
1 1/4 cup cake flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup oil
5 eggs





Preparation:

For making Tres Leches cake take a bowl and combine flour, baking powder and salt and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine the oil, sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla extract. Add the eggs to the sugar mixture until well combined. Now add and stir in the 1/2 cup of milk, then gently fold in the flour mixture a little at a time.

Pour batter into a greased cake pan or baking dish and bake at 325 degrees for 30-40 minutes until the dish is firm. Turn it over onto a platter with raised edges. Cool the cake in the refrigerator for another 30 minutes and whisk together 1 cup milk, 1 cup sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup heavy cream and rum. Slowly pour this mixture over the cake. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

In a mixing bowl add 3/4 cup heavy cream, 1 tsp vanilla and 1 Tbsp sugar and mix it well. Spread a thin of this layer over the cake. Sprinkle cinnamon over the cake or garnish with fresh berries and enjoy this delicious Mexican cake.