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Chocolate Sourdough Tres Leches

This Latin and American fusion cake is packed full of gut healthy nutrients and is delicious! Very basic ingredients and with an already ready starter this is a perfect way to incorporate it.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Serving Size 12 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Electric Mixer optional
  • 1 9x13 cake pan

Ingredients

Cake Batter

  • 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • cup sugar
  • ¾ cup cacao powder can also use cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup chocolate sourdough starter 60g
  • cup oil
  • 2 eggs room temp
  • tsp vanilla
  • 1 shot espresso freshly brewed

Cream filling

  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk 14oz
  • TBSP cacao powder
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • ¾ cup evaporated milk

Homemade Whipped cream topping

  • 2 cups heavy cream cold
  • 2 TBSP cacao powder optional, only if you want a chocolate topping.

Optional toppings

  • Fresh cut strawberries
  • chocolate shavings

Instructions

For the cake

  • Pre heat your oven to 350℉.
  • Lay parchment paper on a 9x13 pan. You can also Spray with non stick spray.
  • Combine dry ingredients.
  • Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients mixture and add all your wet ingredients.
  • Whisk together the wet ingredients, then using your stand mixer slowly combine the dry and we ingredients.
  • Mix until all combined. Your batter will be very runny.
  • Pour batter onto the 9x13 pan and bake for 45 minutes or until you can insert a toothpick into the center and it comes out clean.
  • While the cake is still warm, poke holes using a fork all throughout the cake.
  • Put aside and let cool for 1hour.

Milk filling

  • Whisk together all ingredients until combined.
  • Once mixed, pour over the cake. Ensure the cake has cooled slightly and is not hot. Note: if you used parchment paper, make sure you remove the parchment paper by flipping the cake upside down, removing the parchment paper and flipping it back into the cake pan.

Whipped cream topping

  • Pour your whipped cream into your electric mixer and whisk on medium speed until you get a whipped cream consistency.
  • Add on top of your cake and top with any additional toppings.