HONEY-CINNAMON TRES LECHES CAKE

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A variation on delicious Tres Leches Cake. Saigon cinnamon, also known as Vietnamese cinnamon, has a more pronounced flavor and aroma than what you usually find in your grocery store labeled as cinnamon - which is usually cassia. From Southern Living.

Provided by Pinay0618

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
7 large eggs, separated
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground saigon cinnamon, divided
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups whipping cream, divided
5 tablespoons honey, divided

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, beating just until blended.
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl. Add to butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
  • Beat egg whites at high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13- x 9-inch pan.
  • Bake at 350° for 25 to 28 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Meanwhile, whisk together sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, 1/2 cup whipping cream, 2 tablespoons honey, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl until blended.
  • Pierce top of hot cake generously with the end of a wooden spoon. Gradually pour milk mixture over cake, about 1/3 cup at a time, spreading to edges. (Allow mixture to completely soak into cake between batches.) Let stand 2 hours. Cover and chill 2 hours.
  • Beat remaining 1 cup whipping cream at medium-high speed until foamy; add remaining 3 tablespoons honey, beating until soft peaks form. Spread over top of cake. Serve immediately, or cover and chill until ready to serve.

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