Vanilla Tres Leches Cake

16 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 12 eggs
  • 6 ounces sugar
  • 6 ounces cake flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • Leche:
  • 2 cans condensed milk
  • 2 cans evaporated milk
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • Assembly + Plate:
  • 3 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup confection sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Fresh strawberries, garnish

Directions

  1. 1
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