Gluten-Free Tres Leches Cake

Gluten-Free Tres Leches Cake

By Nathan Ryu
0’ Prep time
45’ Cook time
45’ Total time
459 Calories
10 Serving

Summary

Gluten-Free Tres Leches Cake is a dessert that serves 10. One serving contains 460 calories, 11g of protein, and 20g of fat. For 81 cents per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. This recipe from Foodista has 5 fans. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. This recipe is typical of Latin American cuisine. If you have baking powder, butter, orange zest, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. With a spoonacular score of 31%, this dish is rather bad. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Gluten-Free Tres Leches Cake, Tres Leches de Coco (Coconut Tres Leches Cake), and Dairy-Free Tres Leches Cake.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously butter a 13X9 baking dish. In a large bowl, beat ¾ c sugar, egg yolks, and butter until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Fold in the vanilla extract, orange zest, cinnamon, sorghum flour, masa harina, baking powder, xanthan gum, and milk.
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Step 2

In another large bowl, beat egg whites to soft peaks, adding cream of tartar after about 20 seconds. Gradually add the remaining ¼ c sugar and continue beating until egg whites are glossy and firm, but not dry.
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Step 3

Gently fold the egg whites into the cake mixture. Pour this batter into the baking dish, spreading out evenly. Bake until the cake is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Pierce cake all over with a toothpick.
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Step 4

Whisk together the milks, and pour evenly over cake. Allow to cool for a bit, and cover and place in refrigerator for 4 hours, up to overnight.
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Step 5

Before serving, place the whipping cream, sugar, and vanilla in a mixer bowl and whisk to stiff peaks, and nice and thick. Spread over cake and top with strawberries and mint leaves.
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Step 6

Allow to chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Ingredient

  • table salt
    table salt
    1 pinch
  • butter
    butter
    3 teaspoons
  • half and half
    half and half
    121 milliliters
  • egg
    egg
    5
  • sweetened condensed milk
    sweetened condensed milk
    396.89 grams
  • mint
    mint
    10
  • xanthan gum
    xanthan gum
    1 teaspoon
  • sugar
    sugar
    50 grams
  • baking powder
    baking powder
    1.5 teaspoons
  • orange zest
    orange zest
    1 teaspoon
  • vanilla extract
    vanilla extract
    1 teaspoon
  • milk
    milk
    61 milliliters
  • vanilla
    vanilla
    1 teaspoon
  • cream of tartar
    cream of tartar
    0.5 teaspoons
  • masa harina
    masa harina
    57 grams
  • cinnamon
    cinnamon
    1 pinch
  • whipping cream
    whipping cream
    238 milliliters
  • sorghum flour
    sorghum flour
    60 grams
  • evaporated milk
    evaporated milk
    340.19 grams

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