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Cinco Leches (Tres Leches All Grown Up) #CakeSliceBakers

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This month I chose the Cinco Leches cake as my Cake Slice Bakers cake bake.  It starts with a cinnamony flavored sponge that is soaked in a combination of sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream flavored with a bit of vanilla and rum.  Once the cake cools, you top it with heavy and sour cream mixed and whipped together.  Add a sprinkle of cinnamon, and you have a lovely dessert that's large enough to feed a large group.   This cake was delicious.  The milk soak makes it so moist, and I love the cinnamon flavor.  The sour cream adds just a little tang to the whipped topping to balance everything out. Each month The Cake Slice Bakers are offered a selection of cakes from the current book we are baking through. This year it is Zoë Bakes Cakes  by Zoē François. We each choose one cake to bake, and then on the 20th - never before - we all post about our cake on our blogs. There are a few rules that we follow, but the most important ones are to have fun and enj