Tres leches cake
Recipe for Mexican tres leches milk cake
Today I invite you on a culinary journey to Mexico, where my cake of the day originates. This wonderfully moist and delicious cake is called the three milks cake because it is prepared with different types of milk. The milk cake itself is very simple to make, and it tastes absolutely heavenly. You must try it!
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Tres leches cake recipe step by step
If you like unusual cakes that you won’t find in a Polish bakery, then you absolutely must make this Mexican milk cake.
Tres leches cake recipe
Wyposażenie
- Recipe for a 22-24 cm diameter springform pan.
Składniki
ingredients for the tres leches cake sponge
- 5 egg whites (- from size L eggs)
- 5 egg yolks
- 140 g sugar ((2/3 cup))
- 150 g wheat flour – all-purpose ((1 cup))
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
ingredients for the tres leches cake milk soak
- 180 ml heavy cream ((3/4 cup) – I used 30%)
- 200 g unsweetened condensed milk ((3/4 cup))
- 290 g sweetened condensed milk (from a can (3/4 cup))
ingredients for the tres leches cake topping
- 250 ml heavy cream (very cold – I used 30%)
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar (- or to taste)
- 1 tablespoon mascarpone (optional – to thicken the whipped cream)
- caramel sauce and grated chocolate (- optional – for decoration)
Instrukcja
How to make tres leches cake
- Whip the egg whites together with sugar into a thick and fluffy foam – similar to meringue.5 egg whites, 140 g sugar
- Sift the flour through a sieve together with the baking powder.150 g wheat flour – all-purpose, 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Add the egg yolks to the whipped egg whites and gently mix.5 egg yolks
- Add the flour and gently mix.
- Pour the batter into a 22-24 cm diameter springform pan – I greased mine with butter and dusted it with breadcrumbs.
- Bake at 180 degrees (top/bottom heat) for about 35-40 minutes.
- After baking, cool and remove from the mold.
- Place the sponge cake on a larger plate with higher sides.
- Mix together the soaking ingredients – unsweetened milk, heavy cream, and sweetened milk.180 ml heavy cream, 200 g unsweetened condensed milk, 290 g sweetened condensed milk
- Prick the top of the sponge cake densely with a fork.
- Spoon the milk mixture over the sponge cake – don’t spare the edges either :)
- Use all of the soak.
- Cover the cake with cling film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or preferably overnight.
- Before serving, whip the cold heavy cream together with powdered sugar and mascarpone (if using) and spread over the top of the cake.250 ml heavy cream, 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon mascarpone
- You can additionally sprinkle it with almond flakes or drizzle with a little caramel sauce.caramel sauce and grated chocolate
Wartości Odżywcze
Milk cake from Mexico – notes
I’ve been meaning to bake this tres leches cake for a long time, and I finally did it :D
This milk cake is very popular in Mexico, where it originally comes from, but it’s already taking other countries by storm.
I’ve even seen recipes for its different flavor variations :)
This cake is called milk cake because it is soaked with three types of milk – sweetened condensed milk, unsweetened evaporated milk, and heavy cream.
Its base is a simple sponge cake, which after being soaked with these milks becomes incredibly delicious, very moist, and melts in your mouth.
How to prepare tres leches milk cake – tips
First, you bake the sponge cake, and after baking, you cool it and then pour the mixture of these three milks over it – so that the cake is thoroughly soaked.
Additionally – before serving – you top the cake with whipped cream.
The cake turns out super moist and delicious!
You absolutely must try this cake – and you’ll surely love it – especially if you like sweetened condensed milk :D
I also invite you to try Mexican chocolate cake – with pepper, lime, and tequila :D
Also try my cream cake recipes.
Recommended recipes for Mexican cakes
Be sure to check out my other recipes for delicious sweet Mexican desserts. Here I recommend, among others, these three recipes:
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Recipe for Mexican Milk Cake
Today I invite you to an incredibly delicious and at the same time simple cake straight from Mexico. The cake is delightful in taste and super moist. Here we bake a sponge cake (in this case, a sponge cake with baking powder) and soak it with a mixture of sweetened and unsweetened condensed milk mixed with heavy cream. Thanks to this soaking, the cake is very moist and at the same time incredibly delicious! Sweetened condensed milk gives it an almost divine taste. For me, this cake is a sensation!
Tres Leches Milk Cake Recipe
Tres leches cake is a very simple and quick cake - it only requires chilling in the refrigerator. See my detailed step-by-step recipe for Mexican cake and find out how to make a three milks cake. I am convinced that you will absolutely love this milk cake! The recipe for moist milk cake is a hit for me and definitely worth repeating! Tres leches cake will appeal to everyone - unless they have a cow's milk protein intolerance ;) But I can't do anything about that :) Be sure to prepare this Mexican cake and also try my other cream cake recipes.
