Tres Leches cake is rich and flavourful cake made with 3 milk. This mexican cake is a party winner cake. Super moist and addictive.
Tres LEches cake – Divine is the word. One of the best cakes I ever had. Thanks to my co- sis for introducing me to such a delicious cake. Tres Leches is a Mexican cake prepared with three different milk(condensed milk, evaporated milk and heavy cream).
Well, Tres Leches Cake was told by my co – sis. We visited their home, and she ordered this cake for us from Safeway. That night hubby and I skipped dinner and had this cake instead 😉
After our vacation, I searched for this recipe in many blogs and altered the recipe to suit our tastes. Baked this cake for Hubby’s birthday. Referred Pioneer women’s recipe

Tres Leches Cake
Ingredients
- Dry ingredients:
- All-purpose Flour – 1 cup
- Baking Powder - 1 tsp + 1/2 tsp
- Salt - 1/4 tsp
- Wet Ingredients:
- Eggs – 5 whole
- Sugar - 1 cup
- Vanilla- 1 tsp
- Milk - 1/3 cup
- Evaporated Milk - 1 can
- Sweetened Condensed Milk - 1 can
- Heavy Cream - 1/4 cup
- FOR THE ICING:
- Heavy Cream For Whipping - 1 pint
- Sugar - 3 Tablespoons
Instructions
- Add the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk well
- Separate 5 eggs - put all the Yolk in one bowl and whites in the other
- Add 1/2 cup sugar to the egg yolk and beat well with a mixer, in high speed. Beat till it becomes pale yellow and doubled its quantity approximately. It took around 5 min for me. Add milk and vanilla extract to the pale yellow mixture
- Gently add the flour to this mixture. Set the electric mixer in low speed and whisk well
- In a separate bowl, beat the whites in high speed till they become like a soft foam. Add remaining 1/2 cup sugar and keep it aside
- Gently mix this to flour - yolk batter with the mixer in lowest setting
- Pour the batter to the greased cake pan and bake it at 350 f for 30-35 min, till the cake is baked (a toothpick inserted inside should come out clean). Let it cool
- Add condensed milk, evaporated Milk and heavy cream in a jar and whisk well.
- After the cake is cooled completely, poke it gently using fork all over and pour the milk mixture gently everywhere including the sides in batches (say about 1/4 cup at a time, let it absorb well and then add another 1/4 cup)
- Cover it with cling wrap and set aside to absorb. I kept it overnight.
- Frosting - Nextday add heavy whipping cream to a bowl. Whisk well with the electric mixer in high speed till the cream becomes soft. Continuously mix for speeding up the process. Add sugar and mix well
- Apply the frosting all over the cake and delicious tres leches cake is ready to taste. I topped it with some fresh strawberries
Method:
- Add the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk well
- Separate 5 eggs – put all the Yolk in one bowl and whites in the other
- Add 1/2 cup sugar to the egg yolk and beat well with a mixer, in high speed. Beat till it becomes pale yellow and doubled its quantity approximately. It took around 5 min for me. Add milk and vanilla extract to the pale yellow mixture
- Gently add the flour to this mixture. Set the electric mixer in low speed and whisk well
- In a separate bowl, beat the whites in high speed till they become like a soft foam. Add remaining 1/2 cup sugar and keep it aside
- Gently mix this to flour – yolk batter with the mixer in lowest setting
- Pour the batter to the greased cake pan and bake it at 350 f for 30-35 min, till the cake is baked (a toothpick inserted inside should come out clean). Let it cool
- Add condensed milk, evaporated Milk and heavy cream in a jar and whisk well.
- After the cake is cooled completely, poke it gently using fork all over and pour the milk mixture gently everywhere including the sides in batches (say about 1/4 cup at a time, let it absorb well and then add another 1/4 cup)
- Cover it with cling wrap and set aside to absorb. I kept it overnight.
- Frosting – Nextday add heavy whipping cream to a bowl. Whisk well with the electric mixer in high speed till the cream becomes soft. Continuously mix for speeding up the process. Add sugar and mix well
- Apply the frosting all over the cake and delicious tres leches cake is ready to taste. I topped it with some fresh strawberries
Wow! Looks amazing! Love Tres Leches! Beautiful job!
Thanks Lori:)
Beautiful…love tres Leches!
Ya tres leches s my fav too:)
Looks awesome!
Thanks Beulah:)
Delicious tres leches cake, thanks for sharing with Hearth and Soul blog hop.
Thanks Swathi:) happy to b a part of ur event
Yum!
Thanks:)
Looks so tempting and perfect!
Thanks Priya:-)
mouth watering recipe.. very good presentation 🙂
Thanku Aswini:-)
This is an awesome, absolutely yummy desert! Hugs ….
Thanku Dr.Rex:-)
How amazing that looks and sounds!
Thanku Christy:-)
Tres leches cakes are my favorite….something about the combination of those different milks makes the flavor so rich.
Totally, milk do magic to the dish:-)
Thanks to your co-sis for introducing you to tres -leches, we get to virtually pamper our taste buds. Loved the look of your cake. Simply irresistible and indulgence guaranteed.
Yes dear, its one of the rich and tastiest cake I have ever tasted:-) thanku
Oh Yum! This look amazing and I’m so making it soon!
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thanks Madiha:-) wait
I’ve seen this cake many times and I still haven’t managed to make it. Maybe this is the final inspiration I need – it does look very good.
Glad you like it.. Do try it sometime
A beautiful cake! I haven’t made a tres leche cake. you are inspiring me to try it out! I love the way you finished it with the fresh strawberries!
Thanku Diane:-)
Looks yummy Vidya
Congrts on ur 4 the year:) u have a interesting blog..