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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