G's Tres Leches Cake

Name: G's Tres Leches Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 1 9x13-inch cake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups white sugar; 3/4 cup unsalted butter at room temperature; 6 eggs at room temperature, separated; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups whole milk at room temperature; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk; 2 tablespoons whole milk; 1 pint heavy whipping cream; 1/4 cup white sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

"A dense yet light dessert better served cold and a day or two old. Room temperature + (over 80 degrees F) is a must for making this cake! You really have to plan this one for something special as far as I'm concerned. It's sooo much better put together and let set for a day or two in the fridge, covered."

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G's Tres Leches Cake

1 9x13-inch cake

Prep30 min

Cook35 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

903Calories

28 gProtein

32 gFat

121 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Flour + almondtop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,673 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Butter + almondtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,245 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

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