Tres Leches Cake Recipe

Tres Leches Cake Recipe- This simple tres leches cake melts in your mouth and only takes 15 minutes to prepare!! This is a traditional three-milk cake that the entire family will enjoy! This is ideal for Cinco de Mayo!!
Tres Leches Cake is a Mexican dish that you must taste! It’s a delectably thick and luscious milk-soaked cake that always receives rave reviews whenever it’s presented. This Mexican cake is delicious and refreshing, and even finicky eaters enjoy it!
The original homemade Tres Leches Cake. A light cake drenched in sweet milk and topped with fresh whipped cream and cinnamon. One of our favorites is this simple Mexican treat! 

What is Tres Leches Cake, and how do you make it?

In addition to guacamole, salsa, black beans, and margaritas, tres leches cake is a necessity whenever I visit Mexico. Because it’s one of my all-time favorite cakes, I decided to create one ahead of Cinco de Mayo. This Mexican cake is just as excellent as the tres leches cakes I’ve had in Mexico – it’s even better! It’s the best dessert I’ve ever had, and I definitely suggest it. Tres leches cake takes its name from the fact that you punch holes in the cake before pouring over a mixture of three milks — sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream — after preparing a soft, tender cake (which, oddly, has neither butter or oil, but you won’t miss them). It’s what I like to call the “original” poke cake. It’s insanely juicy, delectably sweet, and delightfully soft. It simply dissolves in your mouth.

What is Tres Leches Cake made of?

The cake itself, the milk mixture that is poured over it, and the creamy whipped topping that is placed on top are the three primary components of this real tres leches cake recipe. You’ll need the following ingredients to prepare this simple tres leches cake recipe:

1. Eggs
2. Sugar granules
3. Milk (whole)
4. Extract of vanilla
5. Flour (all-purpose)
6.  Baking powder
7. Salt
8. Condensed Milk 
9. Milk that has been vaporized
10. Whipped Cream (heavy)
11. Confectioners’ Sugar
12. Cinnamon

Tres Leches Cake Instructions:

• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing basin. Divide the eggs into two mixing bowls.
• Mix 3/4 cup sugar into the egg yolks in a mixing bowl on high speed until the yolks are light yellow. Stir in 1/3 cup milk and the vanilla extract. Pour the egg yolk mixture over the flour mixture and whisk gently (do not over-mix) until barely incorporated.
• High-speed electric beaters should be used to beat the egg whites. As the whipped cream begins to stiffen, gradually add the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar. Fold the stiffly beaten egg whites into the batter gently, scraping the bottom and sides of the bowl, until combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out evenly. Bake the cake for 25 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool fully.
• In a small mixing dish, combine the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and whole milk. Poke holes all over the top of the cake with a fork after it has cooled.
• Slowly pour the milk mixture over the cake’s top, making care to go close to the sides and all the way around. Allow the cake to soak in the milk by refrigerating it for at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Meanwhile, beat the heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla extract together until firm peaks form. Smooth the top of the cake with a spatula.
• Serve with fresh sliced strawberries and a sprinkling of cinnamon on top, if preferred. Tres Leches Cake may be kept in the refrigerator for 3-5 days if covered.

Instructions For Make-Ahead And Freezing:

Tres leches cake can be made up to two days ahead of time. In fact, I like to bake this cake the night before so that the milk mixture may soak into the batter.

How to Keep Tres Leches Cake Fresh?

This traditional tres leches cake should be kept refrigerated and covered. It may be kept in the refrigerator for up to four days, although the whipped cream topping will deflate over time. As the milk soaks into the cake further, the bottom of the cake will become quite moist. However, leftovers are great!

Is it possible to prepare Tres Leches Cake ahead of time?

Yes, indeed! You may bake this cake the day before and store it in the fridge overnight if you’re feeding a large group. In one day, the topping won’t deflate too much.

Is it possible to make this recipe dairy-free?

Perhaps, but the texture and flavor of this three-milk cake would vary dramatically. You could create your own coconut whipped cream and use full-fat canned coconut milk to top the cake, but I’ve only ever made this actual tres leches cake as instructed, so I can’t tell for sure.

Is it possible to make this gluten-free?

Perhaps, but I can’t attest to the outcomes with gluten-free flour because I’ve only made the cake as instructed. If you attempt it, I recommend using all-purpose flour in a cup-for-cup substitute. There will be no almond flour in this recipe.

Isn’t There Any Oil Or Butter In The Cake?

That’s correct, there’s no butter or oil in this Tres Leches Cake. The major leavening agent is egg whites, which give it a sponge cake texture, and the three milks poured on top seep into the cake, making it moist without the need of oil or butter.

The Best Tres Leches Cake Tips:

1. After you’ve weighed out the cake flour, sift it. Because cake flour is so fine, it clumps readily, but sifting will help break them apart.
2. If you don’t use room temperature eggs, the mixture won’t combine as well.
3. Don’t forget to soak for 6 hours. If the cake hasn’t absorbed the milks yet, it may be dry and spongy.
4. Keep it as cool as possible. This cake is best served cold, and the milks must be refrigerated in any case.
5. To make it even more delectable, top with fresh strawberries or cinnamon.

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