Tres Leches

'Tis the season for sweets and treats! Cesar's family always has Tres Leches at every big family gathering, especially for the holidays and birthdays. I thought Iwould share the family recipe with you guys!

Cake:
6 Eggs
1/2 c. Sugar
1 c. Flour
1 teaspoon of Baking Powder

In a bowl, combine the flour and baking powder. In a separate bowl beat the eggs whites until peaks can form. Mix in the sugar and egg yolks one by one. Continue mixing and add the flour/baking powder mix. Mix well for another minute after all ingredients are added. Spray 9x13 pan (preferably glass - it cooks better for some reason) and pour in cake mix. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.

Three Milks:
2 cans Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 can Evaporated Milk
1 pint Heavy Whipping Cream

*Generally it's one can of each. Cesar's family puts two cans of sweetened condensed and two cans of evaporated milk, but I don't like it as runny as they do. I put two cans of sweetened condensed and one can of evaporated. You can make it however you like it!

Mix half of the whipping cream with the sweetened condensed and evaporated milk when the cake is out of the oven. Immediately poke holes in the cake using a fork. Let it stand for about five minutes (but not too long!), then pour the milk mixture over the cake and put in the refrigerator. You don't want the cake to sit too long and get too dry, it's better to add the milk mixture sooner than later.

Whip the remaining whipping cream for the topping. The typical topping is whipped cream and fresh strawberries, but Cesar's dad likes to add kiwis, blueberries, or other fresh fruit in season like mangos and pineapple.

I hope you all try it some time! It's a Garcia family favorite!