Tres Leches Cake Recipe From EPCOT

I love Tres Leche Cake. Its sweet and sticky and absolutely delicious. This Disney recipe is from the Jardin De Fiestas booth at the 2017 EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival. 

TRES LECHES CAKE

Makes 10-inch cake

Syrup

14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk

1 cup heavy cream

1 1/2 cups coconut milk or evaporated milk

1/4 cup white rum

Mix all ingredients in medium bowl. Set aside.

Guava Sauce

8 ounces guava paste

1 cup warm water

Place guava paste in bowl of standing mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Beat on low speed to break down paste, increasing speed if necessary. Slowly add warm water until sauce is thin enough to drizzle. Set aside.

Cake

1 1/2 cups pastry flour

2 Tbsp baking powder

8 large eggs, yolks and whites separated

1 cup sugar, divided

1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

Whipped cream, toasted coconut, for topping

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 10-inch cake pan and set aside.

Sift together flour and baking powder in a small mixing bowl. Place egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar in bowl of stand mixer with wire whisk. Whip on high speed to thick, light ribbon stage. Remove from mixer, pour liquid into large mixing bowl and set aside. Clean bowl of mixer.

Place egg whites in bowl of stand mixer with wire whisk and beat until foamy. Add cream of tartar and remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Whip on medium speed until whites are glossy and stiff, but not dry.

Fold one-third of egg whites into whipped egg yolks. Repeat until all egg whites are incorporated. Sprinkle one-third of sifted flour over batter and fold in. Repeat until all flour is incorporated. Pour into prepared cake pan and bake until golden brown and spongy, about 30 minutes.

Remove cake from oven and place pan on wire rack. Soak with syrup while cake is warm, repeating until cake is thoroughly saturated. Ice cooled cake with whipped cream. Sprinkle with coconut and drizzle guava sauce. Refrigerate until ready to serve.