Tres Leches means Three Milks in Spanish and it is made with three different types of milks. It is a popular cake in Mexico and Latin America. It is the best cake I have ever eaten and it’s so easy to make.

Ingredients

Frosting

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Lightly grease a 9 inch x 13 inch pan with butter.
3. Sift and combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.



4. Separate the eggs.



5. In a bowl add egg yolks and 3/4 cup of sugar. Whisk till it becomes light yellow.





6. Whisk in vanilla essence and 1/3 cup of milk.



7. Gently fold in the egg yolk mixture in the flour mixture. Keep aside.





8. Whisk egg whites in a separate bowl till the peaks form. Add 1/4 cup of sugar and whisk again till peaks for again.





9. Fold in the egg white mixture in the flour mixture till just combined.





10. Pour the mixture in the baking pan and bake it for 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out clean.



11. Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool.



12. Once it’s completely cool, remove it from the pan and flip it over. Prick the cake with the help of a fork.



13. Combine whipping cream, evaporated milk, and condensed milk and slowly pour it all over the cake.





14. Cover the pan and refrigerate the cake for a few hours so that the milk is soaked in.
15. Whisk the whipping cream and sugar for the frosting till it’s almost solid.



16. Layer the cream on top of the cake.





17. Top it with the berries of your choice. The Tres Leches Cake is ready to be devoured.

Summary

Recipe Name

Tres Leches Cake Without Butter

Author Name

Ruchi Garg

Published On

2020-04-06

Total Time

1H10M

Average Rating

5 Based on 4 Review(s)