Tres Leches Cake Recipe
This is the best authentic Tres Leches Cake recipe! A light sponge cake soaked in three different types of milk making it sweet, ultra moist, and crazy delicious. There’s nothing quite like this easy traditional Mexican dessert!
Servings: 18
Ingredients
FOR THE CAKE
- 1 cup all-purpose flour , spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 large eggs , yolks and whites separated, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup granulated sugar , divided
- 1 cup whole milk , at room temperature, divided
- 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 5 ounce can evaporated milk
FOR THE WHIPPED CREAM TOPPING
- 1 & 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- fresh sliced strawberries and mint leaves , for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9x13 baking pan with nonstick spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- With mixer still running, add in the vanilla and sugar a tablespoon at a time.
- Add egg yolks 1 at a time, until combined.
- Add flour mixture, 2 tablespoons at a time, alternating with 1/2 cup of the milk just until batter is smooth.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer pan to a wire rack and allow cake to cool completely (it will shrink.)
- Poke holes all over the cake with a wooden skewer or fork.
- Whisk together the remaining 1/2 cup milk, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk, and pour over the cake.
- Cover pan and transfer to the refrigerator for at least 6 hours, but ideally overnight. (The more it sits, the more it soaks up the liquid and flavor.)
- Make the whipped cream topping: With a handheld electric mixer, beat heavy cream with the powdered sugar and vanilla, until stiff peaks form; spread over the cake.
- Slice into squares and serve cold with some fresh berries of your choice.
Nutrition
Calories: 262kcal · Carbohydrates: 33g · Protein: 6g · Fat: 12g · Saturated Fat: 7g · Cholesterol: 100mg · Sodium: 138mg · Potassium: 191mg · Fiber: 1g · Sugar: 27g · Vitamin A: 481IU · Vitamin C: 1mg · Calcium: 131mg · Iron: 1mg