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Tres Leches Cake

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 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

Eggless Tres Leches Cake

Tres Leches Cake

Tres Leches cake is rich and flavourful cake made with 3 milk. This mexican cake is a party winner cake. Super moist and addictive.
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Course: Cake
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Author: Vidya Srinivasan

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
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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

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  • Gently add the flour to this mixture. Set the electric mixer in low speed and whisk well

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  • 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

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  • Gently mix this to flour – yolk batter with the mixer in lowest setting

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  • 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

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  • Add condensed milk, evaporated Milk and heavy cream in a jar and whisk well.

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  • 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)

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  • Cover it with cling wrap and set aside to absorb. I kept it overnight.

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  • 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

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  • Apply the frosting all over the cake and delicious tres leches cake is ready to taste. I topped it with some fresh strawberries

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  12. PIYALI MUTHA says

    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.

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  14. Choclette says

    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.

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  15. Diane says

    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!

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