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Chocolate Tres Leches Cake

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Description

Tres leches cake, which translates to “three milks cake” in Spanish, is a popular Latin American dessert found in many forms across various countries.

Ingredients:

  • Nonstick cooking spray, for the cake pan
  • 1 1/2 cups (300g) sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups (178g) all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1 1/3 cups (235g) chopped bittersweet chocolate
  • 3/4 cup (75g) Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • For the tres leches mixture
  • 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 2 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • For the chocolate whipped cream topping
  • 6 ounces (170g) bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
  • 1 3/4 cups very cold heavy cream, divided
  • Strawberries, raspberries, or maraschino cherries, for garnish (optional)
  • Your favorite chocolate bar, for garnish (optional)