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La Sandía's Tres Leches Cake
White Chocolate Sponge Cake
- 6 ounces white chocolate
- 4 ounces vegetable oil
- 2 ounces butter
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 8 ounces eggs
- 8 ounces yolks
- 8 ounces sugar
- 4 ounces egg whites
- 2 ounces sugar
- 8 1/2 ounces cake flour
Preheat the oven to 325°. Melt chocolate, butter, and oil together over bain maire (a water bath). In a separate bowl whip the eggs, yolks, and 8 ounces of sugar together until very thick and pale, set aside. In another bowl whip whites and additional 2 ounces of sugar to stiff peaks. Fold flour into yolks mixture. Fold in whites. Fold in chocolate mixture into the batter. Bake at 325° in greased cake pans for 20 to 30 minutes.
Milk Liquids
- 4 ounces condensed milk
- 4 ounces evaporated milk
- 4 ounces whole milk
Mix all milks together. Soak cake in mixture and chill.
Strawberries
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 basket of strawberries, cut in quarters
Bring orange juice, sugar, and cinnamon to a boil. Add strawberries and sauté. Top cake with strawberries and serve.


