Tres Leches Cake Recipe
Today I’m going to show you how to make tres leches cake without condensed milk.
This healthy tres leches cake is gluten-free and lower in calories than traditional recipe.
It’s super light and soaked with a mixture of almond milk, coconut milk and maple syrup.
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This is why you’ll love this easy tres leches cake:
It’s lighter than the classic recipe!
It’s moist and rich in flavor!
It’s super easy to put together!
It’s easy to customize (with different milk and different sweetener)!
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TRES LECHES RECIPE
(makes 12 pieces)
Ingredients:
Cake:
1 cup ground oats or oat flour (100g)
2 tbsp cornstarch or tapioca starch (20g)
1.5 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
5 eggs
For egg whites: 1.5 tbsp maple syrup, honey or agave, and 1 tbsp lemon juice
For egg yolks: 1/4 cup maple syrup, honey or agave (60ml), 1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk (60ml)
Milk mixture:
1 cup unsweetened almond milk (240ml)
1 cup coconut milk full fat or lite (240ml)
1/4 cup heavy cream (60ml)
1/4 cup maple syrup, honey or agave (60ml)
Frosting:
1 cup heavy cream (240ml)
1 tbsp honey
NUTRITIONAL INFO (per piece):
210 calories, fat 13.1g, carb 19.8g, protein 4.4g
Preparation:
In a bowl, add the ground oats, cornstarch, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
Separate eggs in two different bowl.
Add the sweetener and lemon juice to the egg whites and beat with a mixer for 3-4 minutes, until stiff peaks from.
Add the sweetener and vanilla extract to the egg yolks and beat until pale and foamy.
Sift the dry ingredients into the egg yolk mixture and stir until combined. Then add the milk and mix it in.
Pour the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture and gently fold in with the spatula.
Pour the cake batter into the greased baking dish and bake for 30 minutes at 340F (170C)
Let it cool completely, then poke the holes using a fork.
Combine the milks, heavy cream and maple syrup and pour over the cake.
Let it soak and chill in the fridge overnight.
Frost with a whipped cream and serve with fresh strawberries or dust with cinnamon and cocoa powder
Enjoy!