4th of July Favorites
We love to grill & cook lots of yummy food for our family & friends. You may want to try one of our favorite 4th of July inspired burgers. Or, how about whipping up this Tres Leches cake? It’s always a a real crowd pleaser. We usually make it for the 4th or our Labor Day BBQ. It’s fun to decorate it with fresh berries for some fun patriotic color! For the 4th, we place the strawberries & blueberries in a flag design.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 9 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup milk
- 9 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup white sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Sift together the flour and baking powder. Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk; beat well after each addition. In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until whites form stiff peaks. Gently fold the egg whites into the cake batter using a rubber spatula. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
- In a small bowl, stir together the 2 cups heavy cream, evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk. Pour the mixture over the cake until it wont absorb any more. You may have 1/3 to 1/4 left over. That’s okay.
- Combine the whipped cream and sugar, spread over soaked cake and decorate with strawberries & blueberries. Refrigerate cake until serving.