🏷️ Category: dessert
🌍 Cuisine: South American
⭐ Difficulty: Hard
⏱️ Time: 45 min
📝 Introduction
Indulge in this exquisite gluten-free Tres Leches Cake, a South American classic reimagined for modern tastes. This moist, three-milk cake combines sorghum flour and masa harina for a perfect texture, infused with hints of orange zest and cinnamon. Topped with fluffy whipped cream and fresh strawberries, each serving offers 460 calories with 11g protein. At just 81 cents per serving, it's an affordable luxury that covers 11% of daily vitamin needs. Perfect for special occasions, this dessert requires 45 minutes of preparation and overnight chilling for maximum flavor.
🥘 Ingredients
• baking powder1.5 teaspoons
• butter3 teaspoons
• cinnamon1 pinch
• cream of tartar0.5 teaspoon
• eggs5
• evaporated milk12 ounces
• half-and-half0.5 cup
• masa harina0.5 cup
• milk0.25 cup
• strawberries and mint leaves10 servings
• orange zest1 teaspoon
• salt1 pinch
• sorghum flour0.5 cup
• sugar0.25 cup
• sugar1 cup
• condensed milk14 ounces
• vanilla1 teaspoon
• vanilla extract1 teaspoon
• whipping cream1 cup
• xanthan gum1 teaspoon
👨🍳 Cooking Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2
Generously butter a 13X9 baking dish
3
In a large bowl, beat c sugar, egg yolks, and butter until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes
4
Fold in the vanilla extract, orange zest, cinnamon, sorghum flour, masa harina, baking powder, xanthan gum, and milk
5
In another large bowl, beat egg whites to soft peaks, adding cream of tartar after about 20 seconds
6
Gradually add the remaining c sugar and continue beating until egg whites are glossy and firm, but not dry
7
Gently fold the egg whites into the cake mixture
8
Pour this batter into the baking dish, spreading out evenly
9
Bake until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes
10
Pierce cake all over with a toothpick
11
Whisk together the milks, and pour evenly over cake
12
Allow to cool for a bit, and cover and place in refrigerator for 4 hours, up to overnight
13
Before serving, place the whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla in a mixer bowl and whisk to stiff peaks, and nice and thick
14
Spread over cake and top with strawberries and mint leaves
15
Allow to chill in refrigerator until ready to serve
