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Ube Tres Leches Cake

Ube Tres Leches Cake

This Ube Tres Leches Cake takes everything you love about the classic — that soft, milky texture and sweet soak — and adds the rich, nutty flavor of purple yam. It’s easy to make, gorgeous to serve, and totally irresistible with its dreamy violet hue. Made with ube sweetened condensed milk for a shortcut that’s pure magic!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Soak/Cooling Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Filipino, Latin American
Servings 12

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • 9 x 13 baking pan
  • Stand or Hand Mixer

Ingredients
  

For the Cake

  • 2 cups AP flour
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 7 eggs, separated
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 tsp Ube extract

For the Soak

  • 1 can ube flavored sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 can evaporated milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream

For the Topping

  • 2 cups heavy cream

Instructions
 

For the Cake

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9 x 13 baking pan.
  • Combine the egg yolks and sugar in a mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer and beat until well combined, lightly yellow and about double in volume. This will take about 2 minutes.
  • Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder in another bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Add the use extra to one cup of whole milk and stir to combine.
  • Add the flour and milk mixtures to the egg yolk mixture in alternating batches and mix until just combined after each addition. Scrape the bowl to make sure everything is well mixed and no dry flour remains.
  • Whisk the egg whites in your stand mixer or with a hand mixer until soft peaks.
  • Fold the whipped egg whites into the mixed batter about 1/3 at a time. Be gentle so as not to knock out all the air.
  • Once the egg whites are all added pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

For the Soak

  • Combine all three milks in a large spouted measuring cup and mix well.
  • When the cake is done baking use a skewer or fork to poke holes all over the top.
  • While the cake is still hot from the oven slowly pour all of the three milk mixture over. Place it in the refrigerator and allow it to soak and cool for at least 4 hours up to overnight.

For the Topping

  • Once the cake is cooled completely place the heavy cream in the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment - or use a hand mixer - and beat the cream until stiff peaks form.
  • Spread all the whipped cream over the cake and it is ready to serve.

Notes

If you like you can garnish the cake with toasted coconut.
Keyword dessert, tres leches cake, ube, ube tres leches cake