![]() Many people don’t think about the additional uses for evaporated milk, but it is really an unsung hero in your pantry (and less expensive than it’s higher milk fat cousin heavy whipping cream). We sometimes like to use evaporated milk in Easy Mashed Potatoes during the holidays to add an extra indulgent kick to the recipe or to our Baked Mac and Cheese for the same reason. It contains 6.5% milkfat compared to whole milk which contains 3.5 % milkfat so if you want you can use it in recipes for an added indulgence where you would be using whole milk. It is a cow’s milk that has had 60% of it’s water removed. Speaking of evaporated milk, this is a product that is the healthier cousin to condensed milk. ![]() There is no unsweetened version of condensed milk or it would be labeled evaporated milk. If you are shopping in the store and you see cans that say “sweetened condensed milk” or “condensed milk” you can buy either one. Evaporated milk has no sugar added while condensed milk does. Condensed milk is often used to flavor desserts and make caramels, sauces and when cooked properly it can also be turned into and easy dulche de leche.Ĭondensed milk is generally about 40-45% sugar so when trying to remember the difference between condensed milk and evaporated milk remember it comes down to the sugar content. What is condensed milk? Condensed milk is cow’s milk that has had about 60% of it’s water removed like evaporated milk, but it has had sugar added to create a syrupy texture to the milk. Let’s take a quick minute to understand the differences in the milks you’re going to be using to soak this Tres Leches Cake. Top with whipped cream and ground cinnamon before serving.Let cake cool completely in the fridge.Whisk together condensed milk, evaporated milk and heavy cream and pour over cake.Remove from oven while hot and poke holes with fork all over.Bake a rich vanilla cake in a 9×13 cake pan.On top of the cake you can add toppings like shredded coconut, maraschino cherries, Vanilla Ice Cream, Strawberry Topping, Pineapple Topping or any other fun dessert toppings you love. While this cake would be an obvious perfect dessert for Cinco de Mayo, we also love serving the Tres Leches Cake with other fun toppings. Or, you know, a Wednesday after you’ve had a salad for lunch and dinner. This isn’t diet friendly, but it doesn’t have to be because it is an indulgent once in a while amazing dessert you can serve to guests for a special occasion. We actually baked these on the same day and they both were eaten about as fast as each other. Trying to make it with a whisk and a bowl will result in a sore arm and you will probably not get the airy mixture we need for the cake.Īnd this recipe is much more authentic than my Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars, but I won’t say the cheesecake bars aren’t just as delicious. Make sure you use a nice high walled cake pan for this recipe, we are adding a lot of ingredients to this cake batter and to the cream topping! We don’t want to lose any of the deliciousness along the way.īecause we are beating the egg whites and the butter/sugar mixture I highly recommend using an electric mixer for this recipe. This helps to give the batter extra lift. A sponge cake is a cake that is made by separating the eggs and beating the egg whites to create a lighter batter. This Tres Leches Cake also happens to be extra light while having all these rich flavors because we are using a sponge cake as the base of the cake. Tres Leches Cake translated literally means “ three milks” because the cake itself is soaked with three types of milk: Condensed milk, evaporated milk and heavy whipping cream (some people prefer to use whole milk here, coconut milk or even half and half). Next time I’ll share an Angel Food Cake recipe with you all to even things out. Did I mention a cup of sugar to round things out? We don’t hold back in this recipe. It’s like your classic Easy Vanilla Cake recipe/sponge cake (this is my favorite cake) that’s been taken up about 5 notches because you add condensed milk, evaporated milk, heavy cream, whipped cream, cinnamon and extra eggs for richness. Tres Leches Cake isn’t your regular sheet cake. Sheet Cake desserts are a fun and easy way to make desserts to serve for a crowd and even easier to decorate! We’ve topped this one with Easy Whipped Cream but you could easily use Cool Whip too! Tres Leches Cake is an authentic Mexican cake soaked in three kinds of milk, topped with whipped cream and cinnamon.
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