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strawberry Tres Leches Cake

Strawberry Tres Leches Cake

This strawberry Tres Leches Cake is a fresh and fruity take on the traditional soaked cake !
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Ingredients
  

For the cake :

  • 4 eggs at room temperature
  • 100 grams or 1/2 cup castor or granulated sugar
  • 125 grams or 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the topping:

  • 120 ml or 1/2 cup whipping or heavy cream cold
  • 1-2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2-3 chopped strawberries

For the soaking mixture:

  • 200 grams strawberries or 1/2 cup strawberry puree
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 120 ml or 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 60 ml or 1/4 cup cream
  • 60 ml or 1/4 cup milk

Instructions
 

To make the cake :

  • Preheat the oven to 180 C / 350 F. Butter and flour a 8 inch square pan , line the bottom with parchment.
  • Separate the eggs .
  • Whisk together the flour and baking powder in a bowl, keep aside.
  • Beat the whites using an electric mixer or whisk until stiff peaks form. This takes 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the yolks little by little while continuing beating.
  • Once the yolks are incorporated , add the sugar one tablespoon at a time while continuing beating.
  • Beat for a minute or two after the last of the sugar is added.
  • Beat in the vanilla.
  • Sift in the flour- baking powder mixture on top of the batter.
  • Using a spatula, gently fold in the flour until you can't see flour anymore .
  • Immediately pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
  • Bake at 180 C / 350 F for 25- 30 minutes until the cake springs back when touched and the edges are coming away from the pan sides.
  • Cool in pan for 10 minutes . Remove and cool completely on wire rack.

To make the soaking milk mixture :

  • Puree the strawberries along with the sugar and milk in a processor or blender
  • Pass through a strainer to get about 3/4 cup strawberry milk.
  • Mix with the cream and sweetened condensed milk
  • You can add more milk to make it thinner or more condensed milk to make it sweeter.

To assemble :

  • Poke holes all over the cake .
  • Pour the strawberry milk mixture all over the cake slowly and evenly.
  • Whip up the cream with the sugar (for the topping ) until you have soft to firm peaks .
  • Spread the whipped cream over the soaked cake
  • Garnish with chopped strawberries (optional )

Notes

This cake stays good refrigerated for 3 to 4 days.
If your strawberry milk mixture isn't milk , you can add pink food colour if you wish. 
You can use fresh or frozen berries .
My measuring cup is 240 ml.