{
  "id": "CAT05-R06",
  "slug": "cat05-r06-tres-leches-cake",
  "url": "https://www.thisisflorida.us/florida-recipes/recipes/cat05-r06-tres-leches-cake.html",
  "title": "Tres Leches Cake",
  "category": "Desserts",
  "category_id": "CAT05",
  "language": "en",
  "yield_servings_base": 4,
  "servings_scale_options": [
    2,
    4,
    6,
    8
  ],
  "prep_time_minutes": 25,
  "cook_time_minutes": 265,
  "total_time_minutes": 290,
  "primary_cooking_method": "OVEN",
  "primary_food": "milk",
  "vegetarian": true,
  "allergens": [
    "wheat",
    "milk",
    "egg"
  ],
  "ingredients": [
    "1 cup all-purpose flour",
    "1 teaspoon baking powder",
    "1/4 teaspoon salt",
    "3 eggs, room temperature",
    "3/4 cup sugar (for cake)",
    "1/4 cup whole milk (for cake)",
    "1 teaspoon vanilla extract",
    "2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk",
    "2/3 cup evaporated milk",
    "1/3 cup whole milk (for soak)",
    "1 cup heavy cream, cold",
    "2 tablespoons sugar (for topping)"
  ],
  "directions": [
    "Heat the oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square pan. Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.",
    "Beat the eggs and 3/4 cup sugar on high speed 5 minutes until thick, pale, and doubled. Beat in 1/4 cup milk and the vanilla.",
    "Gently fold in the flour mixture just until no streaks remain. Spread in the pan.",
    "Bake 22 to 25 minutes until golden and springy and a toothpick in the center comes out clean (the center passes 160°F well before this point).",
    "Whisk the condensed milk, evaporated milk, and 1/3 cup milk in a measuring cup. Poke the warm cake all over with a fork and slowly pour the milk mixture over it.",
    "Cool 20 minutes, cover, and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight so the milk soaks in (the chill time is included in the cook time).",
    "Beat the cold cream with 2 tablespoons sugar to soft peaks. Spread over the cold cake and cut into 4 squares.",
    "Return the cake to the refrigerator right after serving — no more than 2 hours out (1 hour if the room is above 90°F)."
  ],
  "food_safety": "Bake the sponge until a toothpick comes out clean so the eggs are fully cooked. This milk-soaked cake must stay refrigerated at 40°F or below. Do not leave it out more than 2 hours (1 hour if above 90°F).",
  "skill_taught": "Baking a light sponge and soaking it evenly with a milk mixture.",
  "source": "This Is Florida — Florida Recipes v1.0",
  "license_note": "Free to read on thisisflorida.us. Do not scrape for commercial republishing without permission."
}