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Tres Leches Cake (Central American Milk Cake)

Tres leches cake, also known as pastel de tres leches, is a sponge cake soaked in 3 kinds of milk, popular in Latin America.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 12 people
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: South American

Ingredients

For the dough
  • 5 eggs
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1½ cup flour
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
For the cream
  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk (canned)
  • 1½ cup milk
  • 12 oz evaporated milk (canned)
For the topping
  • 1½ cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • strawberries (optional)

Instructions

Dough
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  1. Preheat oven to 350 F / 175 C. Add the baking powder into the flour previously sifted.
  2. Separately, beat the butter and sugar for a few minutes.
  3. Add eggs and vanilla extract and continue beating.
  4. Gradually add flour / baking powder mixture and continue beating.
  5. Pour into a large buttered gratin dish.
  6. Bake for 30 minutes. Prick the cake with a fork. Cool for at least 20-30 minutes.
Cream
  1. Mix the three milks and pour the mixture over the dough gradually. The dough should absorb all the liquid.
Topping
  1. Beat the whipping cream with an electric mixer. When it begins to thicken, add the sugar and vanilla extract and continue beating. Cover the cake with this cream.
  2. You can garnish the tres leches cake with fresh strawberries.