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Homemade Butter Pecan Tres Leches Cake with whipped cream, caramel drizzle, and toasted pecans on a white plate.

Butter Pecan Tres Leches Cake

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A Southern-Latin fusion dessert combining butter pecan richness with the classic Butter Pecan Tres Leches Cake. A moist sponge cake is soaked in three milks, topped with whipped cream and toasted pecans. Perfect for gatherings and make-ahead occasions.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Soaking Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 55 minutes
Servings: 14
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Southern
Calories: 360
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup All-purpose flour - Sifted
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Baking powder
  • 5 large Eggs - Separated
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup Whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup Unsalted butter - Melted
  • Pinch Salt
  • 1 can (14 oz) Sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 can (12 oz) Evaporated milk
  • 1 cup Heavy whipping cream
  • 1 teaspoon Butter pecan extract - For milk mixture
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract - For milk mixture
  • 1 ½ cups Heavy whipping cream - For topping
  • 3 tablespoon Powdered sugar
  • ½ cup Pecans - Chopped, toasted
  • ½ teaspoon Butter pecan extract - For topping

Equipment

  • 9x13 inch baking dish
  • Large mixing bowls
  • Electric mixer with whisk attachment
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Skewer (for poking holes)
  • Rubber spatula

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F, grease pan, and separate eggs.
  2. Beat yolks with sugar, add butter, milk, and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Whip whites and fold into batter.
  3. Pour into pan and bake 25–30 minutes until golden. Poke holes while slightly warm.
  4. Whisk three-milk mixture with extracts and pour over cake. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
  5. Whip cream with sugar and extract, spread on cake, and top with toasted pecans before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 120gCalories: 360kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 7gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 130mgPotassium: 210mgFiber: 1gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 750IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 150mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes

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