DOOZIE!
Who uses that word anymore? Doozie.
We were watching a movie last night and I was going to finish my post after, but I fell asleep.PASSED OUT.
It's because I've been waking up at 4:45 a.m. and going to bed around 11 p.m. or so.
Not enough sleep for the baker.
So, when Mr. 365 woke me up from my evening nap at 11:30, I was NOT awake enough to load pictures, never mind write a blog.
But the cake was baked...
and eaten, and eaten.
I adapted this recipe from Ree at The Pioneer Woman. She has the most wonderful website - her recipes, photos, all of it is absolutely wonderful! I heart Ree.
Thank you, Ree for sharing this recipe!!
Banana Tres Leches Cake -
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 cup milk
1 can evaporated milk
1 can sweetened, condensed milk
1 pint heavy cream, divided - need 1/4 cup for the Tres milk mixture and remaining for frosting
Frosting
remaining heavy cream, for whipping
1 tablespoon sugar
1 cup toasted coconut
caramel sauce
banana slices
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously spray a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a mixing bowl, beat egg yolks with 3/4 cup sugar on high until yolks are pale yellow.
Stir in milk and vanilla, and add bananas. Pour egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and stir very gently until combined.
Time to clean the mixing bowl!
Beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. With the mixer on, pour in remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until egg whites are stiff but not dry.
Fold egg white mixture into the batter very gently until just combined.
Pour into prepared pan and spread to even and flatten the surface.
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Turn cake out onto a rimmed platter and allow to cool. I used a rimmed cookie sheet.
After cake has completely cooled, prick the top of the cake with a fork.
In a large measuring cup, combine condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream. Mix thoroughly.
Slowly drizzle all but about 1 cup of the milk mixture—try to get as much around the edges of the cake as you can.
Allow the cake to absorb the milk mixture for 30 minutes.
To frost the cake, whip 1remaining heavy cream with 1 tablespoons of sugar until thick and spreadable. Do NOT over whip - you could end up with buttah. It almost happened, but not quite.
Spread over the surface and sides of the cake.
Garnish with toasted coconut, caramel sauce, and banana slices.
Shove every lovin' spoonful into your mouth.
Don't share. They can have their own piece.
Be selfish.
In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a mixing bowl, beat egg yolks with 3/4 cup sugar on high until yolks are pale yellow.
Stir in milk and vanilla, and add bananas. Pour egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and stir very gently until combined.
Time to clean the mixing bowl!
Beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form. With the mixer on, pour in remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until egg whites are stiff but not dry.
Fold egg white mixture into the batter very gently until just combined.
Pour into prepared pan and spread to even and flatten the surface.
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Turn cake out onto a rimmed platter and allow to cool. I used a rimmed cookie sheet.
After cake has completely cooled, prick the top of the cake with a fork.
In a large measuring cup, combine condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream. Mix thoroughly.
Slowly drizzle all but about 1 cup of the milk mixture—try to get as much around the edges of the cake as you can.
Allow the cake to absorb the milk mixture for 30 minutes.
To frost the cake, whip 1remaining heavy cream with 1 tablespoons of sugar until thick and spreadable. Do NOT over whip - you could end up with buttah. It almost happened, but not quite.
Spread over the surface and sides of the cake.
Garnish with toasted coconut, caramel sauce, and banana slices.
Shove every lovin' spoonful into your mouth.
Don't share. They can have their own piece.
Be selfish.
You deserve this!!!
Every single stinkin' crumb!!!
OH. MY. FREAKIN'. GOODNESS!!!!
(BANANA TRES LECHES CAKE HAPPY DANCE!!!)
Do I really have to tell you that this Banana Tres Leches Cake earned a 4 rolling pin rating?
Seriously?!!
Ok, it's a FOUR!!!!!!
It was so unbelievably delicious - so tasty, and melt in your mouth goodness and so very, very moist.
Of course it was moist. It was bathed in milk, milk, and more milk.
(SIGH)
I rate every item that I bake on a scale of 1-4 with 4 being the absolute best and something that I highly recommend that you make.
This is one of those somethings.
It's a lot of cake.
Have a party. Feed some friends. Feed your neighbors.
FEED yourself!!
Happy Baking!
This sounds so sweet, sticky, and delicious!! I love the addition of banana for a twits on the traditional!
ReplyDeleteOh good heavens, this looks so delicious. Good thing I can't figure out what to make for lunch. My brain is clogged with visions of cake.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a winner, for sure! Yummy... Bookmarking this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
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