Tres Leches Cake

Tres Leches Cake Serves 12

Milk Mixture

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 

 1  (12-ounce) can evaporated milk 

 1  cup heavy cream 

 1  teaspoon vanilla extract 

Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour 

2  teaspoons baking powder 

1  teaspoon salt 

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter 

1  cup whole milk 

4 large eggs , room temperature

2  cups sugar 

2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

Frosting

1  cup heavy cream 

3 tablespoons corn syrup 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Topping (optional)

Blackberries

Strawberries

Mandarin Oranges

Mangos 

1. For the milk mixture: Combine all ingredients. Set aside.

2. For the cake: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour 13 by 9-inch baking pan. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in bowl. Heat butter and milk in small saucepan over low heat until butter is melted; set aside off heat.

3. With electric mixer on medium speed, beat eggs in large bowl for about 30 seconds, then slowly add sugar until incorporated. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until egg mixture is very thick and glossy, 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce speed to low and slowly mix in melted butter mixture and vanilla. Add flour mixture in three additions, scraping down bowl as necessary, then mix on medium speed until fully incorporated, about 30 seconds. Using rubber spatula, scrape batter into prepared pan and bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cake cool.

4. Using skewer, poke holes at 1/2-inch intervals in top of cake. Slowly pour milk mixture over cake until completely absorbed. Let sit at room temperature 15 minutes, then refrigerate uncovered 3 hours or up to 24 hours.

5. For the frosting: Remove cake from refrigerator 30 minutes before serving. With electric mixer on medium speed, beat heavy cream, corn syrup, and vanilla to soft peaks, 1 to 2 minutes. Frost cake and slice into 3-inch squares. Serve. (The assembled cake can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.)