Caramel Tres Leches Cake is a three milk cake that is topped with dulce de leche whipped topping. Slice into this moist and sweet caramel cake recipe.
Ingredients
For the Cake
1 1/2Call-purpose flour
2 1/4TSPbaking powder
3/4TSPsalt
12TBSPunsalted butter, at room temperature
1Cgranulated sugar
1 1/2TSPvanilla extract
5eggs
For the Three-Milk Mixture
2Cwhole milk
1Csweetened condensed milk
1Cbuttermilk
1/3Cdulce de leche
1 1/2TSPvanilla extract
For the Topping
2Cheavy cream
1/3Cdulce de leche
Instructions
Make the Cake:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease your baking pan and set it aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
With a mixer you will want to cream your butter and sugar together along with vanilla. You will beat on medium speed for 8-10 minutes or until it becomes very pale in color.
Scrape down the sides and add in one egg at a time.
Reduce speed to low and slowly add in your flour.
Once the cake is mixed, pour into a greased pan and bake for around 40-50 minutes or until the cake is fully cooked.
Allow the cake to cool completely in the pan.
Make the Three-Milk Mixture:
Use a skewer or knife to poke holes all over the cake.
In a bowl mix your whole milk, sweetened condensed milk and buttermilk in a bowl. Add in the vanilla extract and dulce de leche.
Carefully pour mixture over the cooled cake.
Refrigerate your cake for 3 hours. Or you can let it sit overnight in the fridge. You want the milk mixture to absorb.
Finish with Topping:
For the topping you will mix up the whipped topping mixture until it forms a soft peaks. Use it to spread over the top of the cake along with a drizzle of the dulce de leche.
Give this tres leches cake recipe a try today. It is incredible, and I think you will love the sweet and creamy flavor.