Lower Fat Tres Leches Cake Food

SKINNY TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, vanilla, whole eggs and egg whites with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• Bake 29 to 35 minutes or until edges are golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes. Poke top of hot cake all over with fork or wooden skewer, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking.
• In medium bowl, stir condensed milk, evaporated milk and skim milk until blended. Slowly pour evenly over top of cake. Cover; refrigerate about 1 hour or until mixture is absorbed into cake.
• Spread whipped topping over cake. Refrigerate until serving time. Garnish with strawberries. Store in refrigerator.

LOWER FAT TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Let egg whites stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Coat a 13x9 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and dust with flour; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed for 5 minutes or until thick and lemon colored. Gradually beat in 3/4 cup sugar and butter. Stir in milk and vanilla. Sift flour and baking powder; gradually add to yolk mixture and mix well(batter will be thick).
• In a small mixing bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually fold into the batter.
• Spread evenly into prepared dish. Bake at 350 for 18-22 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Place on a wire rack.
• In a large saucepan, combine the condensed milk, evaporated milk and half and half. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Cool slightly.
• Cut cake into 15 pieces, leaving cake in the baking dish. Poke holes in the cake with a skewer. Slowly pour a third of the milk syrup over the cake, allowing syrup to be absorbed into the cake. Repeat twice. Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving. Top each piece with whipped topping and strawberry.

TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Let the first 3 egg whites, the egg yolks and the ¼ cup milk stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a medium bowl combine flour and baking powder; set aside. Grease 9x9x2-inch baking pan; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the egg whites and cream of tartar. Beat on medium speed of an electric mixer until soft peaks form; gradually add 1 cup sugar while beating on high speed. Beat in egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. On low speed, beat in flour mixture ¼ at a time. Beat in ¼ cup milk just until combined. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in a350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes of until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out and top springs back when lightly touched . Let cool on a wire rack.
• Combine whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk. With a tooth pick, poke holes in top of cake at 1 inch intervals. Pour milk evenly over top. Cover and refrigerate over night.
• For topper, in a large heat proof bowl, combine corn syrup and remaining 2 egg whites. Bring 1 inch of water to a simmer in a very large skillet. Place the bowl in the skillet of simmering water. Beating constantly with a hand-held electric mixer, beat 2-3 minutes or until temperature registers 140 degrees on an instant-read candy thermometer. Continue beating over hot water for 5 minutes. Carefully remove bowl from pan. Beat 2-3 minutes longer or until cool. Spoon atop cake. Serve within 2 hours. When cut milk seeps out and pools around cake.

LOWER FAT TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Let egg whites stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Coat an 8 inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray and dust with flour;set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl,beat egg yolks on high speed for 5 minutes or until thick and lemon colored. Gradually beat in 3/4 cup sugar and butter. Stir in milk and vanilla. Sift flour and baking powder;gradually add to yolk mixture and mix well(batter will be thick).
• In a small mixing bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually fold into the batter.
• Spread evenly into prepared dish. Bake at 350 for 18-22 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Place on a wire rack.
• In a large saucepan,combine the condensed milk,evaporated milk, half and half, and remaining sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat,stirring constantly;cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat;stir in vanilla. Cool slightly.
• Cut cake into 15 pieces,leaving cake in the baking dish. Poke holes in the cake with a skewer. Slowly pour a third of the milk syrup over the cake, allowing syrup to be absorbed into the cake. Repeat twice. Let stand for 30 minutes.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving. Top each piece with whipped topping and strawberry.

TRES LECHES CAKE (EASY)

Steps:

• Bake cake as directed on box.
• While cake is cooking, mix together 1 can sweetened condensed milk, 1 can evaporated milk, & 1 cup whole milk with a whisk. Set aside.
• When cake is finished cooking, use the end of a wooden spoon to poke holes in the cake. Whisk your milk mixture once again, and pour slowly over the entire cake. Put the cake in the fridge for 4 hours to set flavors.
• After 4 hours, make your whipped topping by mixing together the vanilla, milk & whipped topping mix. Use mixer for 4 minutes. When topping is ready, spread over cake.
• To top it off, drain & rinse 9-12 cherries. Dry each cherry off, so the juice doesn't run in the topping. Put dry cherries on top of cake in rows of 3 or 4.
• This makes a beautiful cake. Must be kept refridgerated. You can use various flavors of cake mix. Many people love to put sweetened coconut in the whipped topping. You can also make a lower fat version by choosing low sugar cake mix, fat free sweetened condensed milk, fat free evaporated milk, & skim milk.
• Enjoy!