Tres Leches Cake with Strawberries and Whipped Cream
Prep Time40 minutesmins
Cook Time30 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Servings: 9-16 slices
Ingredients
2cupschopped fresh strawberries
1 ½cupsall purpose flour
1¼teaspoonsbaking powder
½cupbutterroom temperature 1 stick of butter = 1/2 c butter
1 ¼cupssugar
4eggs
1teaspoonvanilla extract
Milk Drizzle
½cupevaporated milk
¾cupcondensed milk
½cupwhole milk or lowfat
½teaspoonvanilla extract
optional: 1 tablespoon sugar
Whipped Topping & Garnish
2cupswhipping cream
2tablespoonsgranulated sugar
Instructions
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
In small bowl, toss chopped strawberries with 2 teaspoons of sugar; set aside in refrigerator.
For cake, sift together flour and baking powder in mixing bowl.
In separate bowl, beat together sugar and butter until pale yellow and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating between additions. Add vanilla extract.
On low speed, slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture and beat until fully combined.
Pour batter evenly into greased and floured 8x8 square or 9 inch round pan. Note: I found there was enough batter to fill a larger baking pan. Since I wanted the cake pieces to be thick, I used a smaller pan.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.
Let cool.
For milk drizzle, whisk together all three milks with vanilla and sugar.
Beat whipping cream with sugar until fluffy, about 4 minutes; set aside.