Pastel de Tres Leches

== Ingredients ==
* 1½ cups flour
* 1 tsp baking powder
* ½ cup or 8 tbsp butter, unsalted room temperature
* 1 cup sugar
* 5 eggs room temperature
* ½ tsp vanilla
* 1 cup milk
* 1 cup milk, sweetened condensed
* ⅔ cup milk, evaporated
* 1½ cups whipping cream
* ½ to ¾ cups sugar
* 1 tsp vanilla 	
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 350°F.
# Grease and flour a 7"x11" baking pan.
# Sift flour and baking powder together well.
# cream, butter and sugar together in a mixer on medium speed till light and fluffy.
# On medium-low speed, add eggs one at a time.
# Add vanilla. Beat until foamy.
# Remove bowl from mixer, and fold in flour to mix well.
# Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 30 minutes or till done.
# Remove from oven and cool.
# Pierce cake all over with a fork, toothpick or skewer.
# Mix three milks together and pour over whole cake.
# Refrigerate cake for 2 – 8 hours until liquid is absorbed and cake is chilled.
# Beat the cream, sugar and vanilla together to make whipped cream.
# Frost the cake with the whipped cream and serve.
== Variations ==
* Substitute coconut milk for the regular milk if you like. Scatter the frosting with coconut flakes. Add a touch of rum to the milks for even more tropical flavor.
* If you would like a layer cake, divide the batter between 2 prepared round cake pans. For layer cakes, you can add a filling of fruit between layers. Try pineapple filling, peaches or bananas. Or any fruit that suits your fancy.
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