Description
Strawberry Shortcake Tres Leches Cake is a light, airy, and dairy-free tres leches cake soaked in a rich almond and coconut milk blend, topped with fresh strawberries and fluffy whipped coconut cream. A refreshing spring and summer dessert that tastes indulgent yet feels beautifully light.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 5 large eggs, separated
- 1 cup granulated sugar, divided
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsweetened almond milk
- For the dairy-free milk soak:
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 cup full-fat coconut milk
- ½ cup sweetened condensed coconut milk
- For the topping:
- 2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 can full-fat coconut milk, chilled overnight
- 2–3 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat egg yolks with ¾ cup sugar until pale and fluffy. Mix in vanilla extract and ½ cup almond milk.
- Stir dry ingredients into the yolk mixture until combined.
- In another bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining ¼ cup sugar and beat to stiff peaks.
- Gently fold egg whites into the batter until fully incorporated.
- Pour batter into prepared dish and bake 25–30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Whisk together 1 cup almond milk, 1 cup coconut milk, and ½ cup sweetened condensed coconut milk.
- Poke holes all over the cooled cake and slowly pour the milk mixture evenly over the top. Refrigerate at least 1 hour to absorb.
- Toss strawberries with 1 tbsp sugar and let sit 10–15 minutes.
- Scoop the solid cream from chilled coconut milk into a bowl. Beat with 2–3 tbsp powdered sugar and 1 tsp vanilla until fluffy.
- Spread whipped coconut cream over chilled cake and top with strawberries.
- Slice and serve cold.
Notes
- This dessert is dairy-free and uses coconut milk and almond milk for the tres leches soak and topping.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25–30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/10 of cake)
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 140 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg
Keywords: Strawberry Shortcake Tres Leches Cake, dairy-free tres leches cake, strawberry dessert, coconut whipped cream, dairy-free cake, strawberry shortcake, almond milk cake, coconut milk soak, spring dessert, summer dessert