Tres Leches

Description
Three Milks Cake

Spongecake

 * 6 eggs, separated
 * 2 cups sugar
 * 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
 * ½ cup whole milk
 * 2 tsp baking powder
 * 1 tsp vanilla extract

Cream

 * 1 can evaporated milk
 * 1 can sweetened condensed milk
 * 1 cup whipping cream

Frosting

 * 3 egg whites
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 3 cups water
 * ¼ cup of light corn syrup, such as Karo

Spongecake

 * 1) In the bowl of your mixer place the egg whites.
 * 2) Beat at low speed first and then increase the speed to high until soft peaks form.
 * 3) Add the sugar gradually, letting it dissolve well before adding more, and beat until firm.
 * 4) Add the egg yolks one by one, beating well after each addition.
 * 5) Now mix the flour with the baking powder and add to the mixture alternating with the milk.
 * 6) This operation has to be done quickly or the batter will loose the lightness in it.
 * 7) Finally, add the vanilla.
 * 8) Pour this batter in a large rectangular pyrex,greased and floured, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes in a 350°oven.
 * 9) While this is baking, prepare the cream.

Cream

 * 1) Very simple: just mix everything together in a blender and pour over the still warm spongecake.

Frosting

 * 1) Place the water, sugar and corn syrup in a saucepan and let boil.
 * 2) Meanwhile, beat the egg whites to soft peaks.
 * 3) Add the hot syrup in a string and continue beating at high speed until all the syrup has been added.
 * 4) Beat until no longer warm.

To serve the tres leches

 * 1) Once the soaked spongecake is at room temperature you have to let it cool in the refrigerator.
 * 2) Then you can spread the frosting and put back in the cold.
 * 3) This is supposed to be served very cold.
 * 4) You can decorate this cake with silver dragées or you can also make some caramel and let some strings of it just casually over the frosting.