Tres Leches Cake - Ultimate Moist Cake Recipe Video

How to make the Tres Leches cake, the ultimate moist cake! It's a spongy cake soaked in a milk syrup made of condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream. The perfect cake for this summer!

Summary

Preparation Time15 MinCooking Time30 Min
Ready In45 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexJust EnjoyServings10
CuisineMexicanCourseDessert
MethodBakedSpecialityHalal
Main IngredientMilk Product

Ingredients

 
Ingredients for the cake:
 
5 large eggs
 
1 cup of flour
 
1 cup of sugar
 
1/3 cup of milk
 
2 teaspoons of baking powder
 
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
 
Ingredients for the milk syrup:
 
1 cup of heavy cream
 
12 oz can of evaporated milk
 
12 oz can of sweetened condensed milk
 
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Directions

Steps for making the cake:
1- Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. Place the egg yolks in the larger bowl.
2- Beat in the egg whites into soft peaks using an electrical beater. After 20 seconds, add 1/3 of the sugar to the egg whites and continue beating to firm peaks.
3- Beat the egg yolks with the rest of the sugar until you get a whitish and smooth mixture.
4- Sift the flour and add it to the egg yolk mixture. Add the milk, baking powder, and vanilla extract. Mix well.
5- Fold the egg whites mixture into the egg yolks mixture until you get a smooth batter.
6- Generously batter a 13x9 in. baking pan and add the batter.
7- Preheat the oven to 350 F and bake the cake for 30-40 minutes or until done (when inserting a toothpick, it should come out clean).

Steps for making the milk syrup:
1- Whisk together the heavy cream, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla extract.

Last Steps:
1- Let the cake completely cool down. Once it is at room temperature, gently poke it all over with a fork.
2- Pour the milk syrup over the cake. Let the cake soak in the fridge for few hours before serving.

Serving:
You can serve the Tres Leches cake topped with whipped cream or dry coconut flakes and ice cream or fruit on the side. Enjoy!

"This video is a creation of Alia. You can visit Cooking With Alia for complete recipes, and more videos. It is the best resource for Moroccan and other international recipes. "

Comments

Anonymous says :

ok i want to make the ULTIMATE chocolate fudgy moist moist moist cake. the cake has to be realllyyy moist and chocolatey!! and i want the frosting to be like that thick creamy chocolate fudgey kind you find on those cakes in restaurants. you know what i mean? and a filling for the cake too! thank you SO much!!!!!!
Posted on: 30 March 2010 - 1:34pm

salam saleh says :

love your rceipe and your cake plz put the ingredierts for tres leches cake ultimmate moist cake recipe video
Posted on: 6 November 2009 - 1:51am

foodpsychologist says :

This Tres Leches Cake looks really yummy ! I'm going to try this 3 milk cake this weekend. However, since its made of milk and moist, I don't think I can store it for long especially when I have only a small portion a day.
Posted on: 11 September 2009 - 7:33am

foododido says :

Tres Leches Cake seems to be lip smacking recipe. I will surely give it a try
Posted on: 23 July 2009 - 4:17am

ifoodiee says :

Hey Alia.i tried this one,,it was awesome..he he..making it agin this weekend! I couldnt get hold of evaporated milk so i just used the condensed milk, cream and a little heavy milk.it was lovely!!
Posted on: 17 July 2009 - 3:33pm

perceptiveeye says :

hey cookingwithalia...i love this recipe...it's a real treat on holidays...last weekend i tried this and it was a great hit among my friends...the moistness of the cake is something new to all of us....thanks a lot...:))
Posted on: 9 July 2009 - 1:17am

aparna.priya says :

this moist cake is something new to me....never ever ate this...i am it will be a great treat....:))
Posted on: 6 July 2009 - 1:58am

ifoodiee says :

Now that is a good one..moist cake..i am sure it is gonna taste great..given that I love condensed milk!...
Posted on: 5 July 2009 - 9:24am

Questions, Comments and Reviews

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
Quantcast