The classic Mexican dessert- Tres Leches Cake - goes single sized in these Tres Leches Cupcakes that would be perfect for any Cinco de Mayo celebration.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 24cupcakes
Calories
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
6large eggsseparated
1/4teaspoonbaking soda
1/4teaspoonsalt
1cupwhite sugar
1/2cupbuttermelted and cooled
1cupall-purpose flour
1can14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1can12 ounces evaporated milk
2 3/4cupheavy whipping creamdivided
6tablespoonspowdered sugar
cinnamon
strawberries
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325ºF. Line 24 muffin tins with foil lined cupcake liners.
Combine the egg whites, baking soda and salt and whip until soft peaks form. Add in the yolks and the sugar, and mix until combined. Gently fold in the melted butter. Add the flour in 4 batches, folding in after each addition. Divide the batter between the prepared muffin tins.
Bake the cupcakes in the oven until lightly browned, and a tester inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the oven, and using a skewer or fork, poke holes all over the top of the cupcakes.
While the cupcakes are baking, combine the sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and 3/4 cup cream.
While the cupcakes are still a little warm, spoon the milk mixture over the tops of the cupcakes. (I like to go through and ladle over one spoonful of milk to each cupcake. When you are done, go back to the first cupcake and start again until all of the milk mixture has been absorbed.)
Allow the cupcakes to full absorb the mixture, at least 30 minutes, but preferably overnight. If letting the cupcakes sit for longer than 30 minutes, place them in the refrigerator.
To frost the cupcakes, beat the remaining 2 cups of heavy cream, slowly adding the powdered sugar. Beat until the whipped cream holds stiff peaks.
Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes, then sprinkle lightly with cinnamon and serve with a slice of strawberry on top.