Berry Tres Leche
Chef Margot shares her citrus and berry cake with tres leche. A perfect summer dessert!
Ingredients
Cake:
6 large eggs
1 cup white granulated sugar
Zest of 2 limes
1 cup cake flour, sifted
Soaking liquid:
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
2 cups whole milk
2 cups heavy cream
Zest of 1 lime
Berries:
2-3 cups mixed fresh berries, save a few whole for
garnish
Garnish:
6 ounces heavy cream, whipped with 3 Tbsp. powdered sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
To make the soaking liquid, pour all of the ingredients into a medium size pot and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, strain and cool.
Place the eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl with whip attachment. Whip on medium-high speed until very light, lemon-colored and fluffy. Add in the lime zest and gently fold in the sifted flour. Pour the batter into a greased 10-inch round cake pan and bake until golden, about 20 minutes.
Remove the cake from the pan and allow to cool. If you prefer a light-colored cake, trim off all browned cake from outer layer with a thin, sharp knife.
To assemble the cake, lightly crush the berries and pour 1 ½ cups of the puree into the cleaned pan. Split the cooled trimmed cake into two layers. Place first layer on top of berries and pour a cup of the soaking liquid over. Add remaining berries, top with second cake layer, and pour as much soaking liquid as possible into the pan. Soak for 3 hours, covered and refrigerated, then unwrap and see if you can add any leftover soaking liquid to the pan. Cover cake tightly and refrigerate overnight.
Whip cream and powdered sugar until soft peaks form. Unwrap cake and run a thin-bladed knife around the edges. Set a large platter over the top of the pan. Quickly invert the cake onto the platter. This may get a little messy, so doing it over the sink might be a good move.
The cake will be a pastel assortment of colors from the berries’ juices and the tres leches soaking liquid. Serve slices of ice-cold cake with a few whole berries and a dollop of softly whipped cream.
Buen provecho!