Tres Leches Cake

Ingredients

• 6 large egg yolks
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 6 large egg whites
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
• 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup whole milk or heavy cream
• 2 cups heavy cream, cold
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Before you start

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease a 9x13-in baking pan.
• Separate the eggs.

Directions

1. Beat until thick and pale, 3 to 5 min: egg yolks, sugar.
2. Stir in: step 1, whole milk, vanilla extract.
3. Fold in: step 2, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt.
4. Beat to stiff glossy peaks: egg whites, sugar.
5. Fold together gently, spread in pan: step 3, step 4.
6. Bake 350°F 25 to 30 min, until a tester comes out clean: step 5.
7. Cool completely, poke all over with a fork: step 6.
8. Whisk: evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, whole milk or heavy cream.
9. Pour slowly over cake; chill covered at least 3 hr: step 7, step 8.
10. Whip to firm peaks: heavy cream, powdered sugar, vanilla extract.
11. Spread over: step 9, step 10.