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- Coconut Tres Leches Cake - Pots and Pins
- softened butter for buttering a 9 x 13-inch baking dish
- 6 large eggs, separated
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 can (13.5 oz.) coconut milk (**You can use cream of coconut, see below)
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups heavy cream, whipped, for frosting cake
- flaked coconut for sprinking on top of cake, optional
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