TRES LECHE CAKE

After enjoying this delicious cake at a family birthday party, I requested the baker immediately hand over the recipe for this incredible dessert.  Here goes...

Ingredients
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white granlated sugar
9 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 cup milk
9 egg whites
1 tsp cream of tartar2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 5 oz can evaporated milk
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup white sugar

Directions
     Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Start adding egg yolks one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Sift the flour and baking powder together.  Next step, add the flour mixture alternating with the milk; beat well after each addition. In a large metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until whites form stiff peaks. Gently fold the egg whites into the cake batter using a rubber spatula. Spread the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Bake in a preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool.
     In a small bowl, stir together the 2 cups heavy cream, evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk. Pour the mixture over the cake until it wont absorb any more. You may have 1/3 to 1/4 left over.
    Combine the whipped cream and sugar, spread over soaked cake. Refrigerate cake until serving, pouring leftover milk mixture onto plates before setting cake on the plates.

For those of you that do not have the time or inclination to make this cake from scratch, Duncan Hines Tres Leche 3-Milk Cake Mix is carried in some of the larger grocery chains.  Many thanks to my favorite baker for passing this along.