Patriotic Strawberry Tres Leches (300cals, 15g protein)
I wanted to celebrate the 250th birthday of America with a Macro Friendly tres leches that all my macro conscious friends can enjoy. I used Claude to iterate a recipe that turned out fabulous. Here it is:
Macros
Whole 9 x 13 Cake
Calories 3570
Protein 201 g
Carbs 332 g
Fat 129 g
Fiber 16 g
Per 1/12
Calories 298
Protein 16.8 g
Carbs 27.7 g
Fat 10.8 g
Fiber 1.3 g
Per 1/16
Calories 223
Protein 12.6 g
Carbs 20.8 g
Fat 8.1 g
Fiber 1 g
Ingredients
Cake
1 box Pillsbury Zero Sugar Yellow Cake Mix
3 whole eggs
3 egg whites
60 g melted unsalted butter
240 g Fairlife Whole Milk
18 g freeze dried strawberry powder
2 drops pink gel food coloring
1 tsp vanilla extract
Tres Leches Soak
2 Core Power Elite Strawberry shakes
170 g regular evaporated milk
20 g freeze dried strawberry powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Whipped Topping
240 g heavy whipping cream
120 g Fairlife Whole Milk
4 g unflavored gelatin
15 g powdered allulose monk fruit blend
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
Decoration
200 g strawberries sliced lengthwise
60 g blueberries
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease a 9 x 13 pan.
Separate egg yolks and whites.
Whip the egg whites (6 egg whites) til soft peaks
Mix together the cake mix, 3 egg yolk, butter, Fairlife milk, vanilla, strawberry powder, and food coloring until smooth.
Fold in egg whites in thirds
Bake for 28 min (shorter time due to our alterations) or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool for about 20 minutes.
Poke holes every half inch across the cake.
Whisk together the Core Power, evaporated milk, strawberry powder, vanilla, and salt.
Slowly pour the soak over the cake in 3 to 4 additions, allowing each addition to absorb before adding the next. I recommend 5 min gaps between additions.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Bloom the gelatin in a small amount of the Fairlife milk.
Warm the remaining milk and dissolve the gelatin.
Chill until very cold and just beginning to thicken.
Whip the heavy cream with the sweetener, vanilla, and salt to soft peaks.
Slowly stream in the chilled gelatin milk while mixing.
Continue whipping until medium peaks form.
Spread evenly over the chilled cake.
Decorate with the blueberries and strawberry slices.
Arrange the blueberries in the upper left corner.
Arrange the strawberry slices into horizontal rows with the whipped topping showing between them to create an American flag.
Serve cold.