Tres Leches Cake

What you'll need

Dawn Exceptional® R&H® Sponge Cake Base (00735920)

Water

Bakery Essentials™ Whole Eggs*

Bakery Essentials™ No Stick Pan Coating (02498154)

Bakery Essentials™ Whole Sweetened Condensed Milk (02494003)

Gold Cow™ Evaporated Milk (00706145)

Half & Half

Dawn Exceptional® VelveTop™ Vanilla Whipped Icings & Filling (00464561)

Dawn Diced Fruit Bright Red Strawberry Filling (02410132)

Fresh Fruit Slices

Directions

Working Method

Mix cake according to manufacturer’s instructions. Spray and paper two 8" round cake pans and deposit 12 oz batter into each pan. Bake at 350°F until cake springs back lightly when touched. Let cool completely. Mix together equal parts by weight sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and half & half. Weight cake, pour the same weight prepared milk over cake and let soak in completely. Mix together 1 pound 8 oz whipped topping and 4 oz dulce de leche. Place one cake layer on cake board. Pipe a border of prepared whipped topping around the edge of the cake. Pipe a layer of dulce de leche over top of layer. Add second layer and ice the entire cake. Use icing comb to pull lined designs in the side. Use star tip to create shell border of dulce de leche. Decorate top of the cake as desired.

Additional Info

Chef Tips

No pre-whipped topping available in your area? Just order in Dawn Exceptional® VelveTop™ Enhanced Stability Vanilla Whipped Icing and Filling Liquid (00492687) and whip up. Then sub in the same amount for whipped topping in your favorite recipes.

* Please reach out to Dawn Sales Representative for item number.

Sponge, Three Milk, Dairy, VelveTop, Non-Dairy, Strawberry, Fresh Fruit, Kiwi, Mango

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