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Tres Leches cake

Tres leches cake is a sponge cake soaked in three kinds of milk: evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream. Tres leches came is popular in Central, North and South America, Caribbean, canary islands, Albania, North Macedonia, turkey, and some other parts of Europe. In Puerto Rica tres leches cake is served with whipped cream frosting. In some other countries, it is topped with caramel.

Can I use wheat flour instead of all-purpose/flour?

For a light and soft cake, all-purpose-flour is preferred. Using wheat flour might result in dense cake and soaking might be perfect. If you prefer to use wheat flour chose a fine ground flour and add an extra 2 or 3 tbsp of water. Use a generous amount of milk mixture to make it moist.

Can I use butter instead of oil?

Yes, oil can be substituted with melted unsalted butter but as I told in my Eggless white forest cake and Eggless chocolate cake oil makes the moist cake. We have to refrigerate the cake for at least 1 day for milk to soak well and keep it refrigerated till you finish the cake so use flavorless oil for the best tres leches cake.

For Tres leches cake I make a chocolate cake and soak it in milk?

Traditionally sponge vanilla cake is used but if you prefer chocolate flavor try my eggless chocolate cake recipe and soak in milk. Instead of two 6 inch pan, you use one 7 inch pan.

Can I double the recipe and make two layers of Tres leches cake?

Yes, You can double the recipe and prepare cakes in two 7 inch springform pan but soak both layers separately in milk mixture refrigerate. After both layers are well soaked assemble the cake.

How can I adopt the recipe for other cake pans?

I have used a 7-inch cake pan. You can use the same proportion and split in two 6 inch pan. Double the recipe for 9-inch tres leches cake.

Do I need a cheesecake pan/springform pan for Tres leches cake?

Cheesecake pan is optional for Tres leches cake but after soaking the cake in milk mixture it easy to unmold the cake from springform. If you are using the regular cake pan use a cling wrap before soaking the milk mixture for easy unmolding.

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Ingredients

All Purpose Flour -1 + 1/3 cups
Granulated Sugar -3/4 cup
Baking Powder-1/2 tsp
Baking Soda-1 tsp
Salt-a pinch
Milk-3/4 cup
Sour cream/ Curd-1/2 cup
Oil-1/2 cup
Vanilla extract -1 tsp
Three Milk glaze:
Evaporated milk - 3/4 cup
Condensed milk - 8 oz
Heavy cream - 3 tbsp
Frosting:
Heavy cream - 1 cup chill
Confectionery sugar - 1/4 cup
Vanilla instant pudding mix - 2 tbsp
1/4 tsp Vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 355°F or 180°C
Take a 7-inch round springform pan and line them with parchment paper and grease with cooking spray or oil
In a wide mixing bowl add flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and pinch of salt; combine everything well with a whisk or fork
Add sour cream, oil, milk and vanilla in the centre, mix just until all the ingredients are incorporated; avoid over mixing
Avoid over mixing as it yields a dense cake
Add the batter into the prepared cake pan and tap the pan twice
Bake for 30 - 40 minutes or until a toothpick/skewer inserted comes out clean
Cooldown the cake for 10 minutes and carefully flip the cake on the rack, remove the parchment paper, and allow cake to cool completely
How to make Three milk glaze:
In a glass mug add evaporated milk, condensed milk and heavy cream; mix well
Add Milk glaze :
Keep the cake back on the 7-inch springform pan
Place the sprinfoam pan on a wide plate or 9- inch or big cake pan
Use a skewer and make holes all around the cake and pour a generous portion milk glaze on the entire cake
Make sure you add the glaze around the curves and rest it for 10 - 15 minutes till the milk mixture is well absorbed on the cake
Repeat adding the milk glaze in batches
After after all the milk get soaked well you might see little portion of milk in the plate
Pour it again on the entire cake
Cover the cake with a cling wrap and refrigerate the cake for at-least 10 hours or overnight
Next day Milk glaze gets well absorbed in the cake
How to make stiff Whipped cream frosting:
In a wide vessel add chill heavy cream and beat it well on medium speed until you get soft white peaks
Add confectionary sugar, instant vanilla pudding mix and vanilla extract (optional) mix gently until everything is combined well. Our Whipped cream frosting is ready
Assemble the cake
Take a cake stand and place the springform pan and unmold the pan
Transfer the frosting into piping bag and frost according to your preference

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Notes

The amount of frosting differs based on the way you frost the cake. If required make one more batch of frosting
If preferred you can make Tres leches cake for a two-layer cake. Make milk glaze for two layers separately after milk glaze is well absorbed add the frosting
The same measurement can be baked in two 6 inch cake pan
I have used a Cheesecake pan so it was easy for Tres leches cake. If you are using a regular cake pan add a layer of cling wrap before adding the milk glaze for easy unmolding of the cake after the glaze
You can double the ingredient measurement for a 9-inch cake
I have used instant vanilla pudding mix hence I added a little vanilla extract but if you are using plain instant pudding mix-use 1 tsp of vanilla extract
You can add some cherries or strawberries on top of the cake
Chocolate writing can be done on the chill cake
I preferred piping my frosting so added pudding mix. You can skip if you prefer simple frosting
Always use chill heavy cream for whipping. Avoid room temperature heavy whipping cream
Add frosting only after the milk glaze is well soaked on the cake
For rich milk, glaze use heavy cream but If preferred you can use whole fat milk like my Tres leches cake
Overnight refrigerating is necessary for the milk glaze to well absorb on the cake if you try to frost the cake within a few hours after adding milk glaze cake might drip down the milk while cutting the cake

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