Three Milk Cake Tres Leches Recipes

TRES LECHES (MILK CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside.
• Cream butter or margarine and the 1 cup sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat well.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture 2 tablespoons at a time; mix until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Pierce cake several times with a fork.
• Combine the whole milk, condensed milk, and evaporated milk together. Pour over the top of the cooled cake.
• Whip whipping cream, the remaining 1 cup of the sugar, and the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla together until thick. Spread over the top of cake. Be sure and keep cake refrigerated, enjoy!

PASTEL DE TRES LECHES (THREE MILK CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease a 10x15-inch baking dish.
• Beat egg whites in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on high until stiff peaks form; gradually beat in sugar until mixture is glossy. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, combining each yolk before adding the next. Reduce mixer speed to medium and add flour, about 1 tablespoon at a time, to the mixture, beating continuously; beat in baking powder, milk, and vanilla extract. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let cake cool for 15 minutes.
• Pour 1 cup cream, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk in a blender and pulse several times until well blended. Pour three-milk mixture evenly over the cake. Refrigerate cake until cold and the milk mixture has soaked in, at least 1 hour.
• Cut in squares and top each serving with a dollop of whipped cream and a few sliced strawberries. Refrigerate leftovers.

TRES LECHES: THREE MILK CAKE

Steps:

• Poke holes in the cake with a fork all over. Pour topping mixture over cake. Let mixture absorb completely in refrigerator.
• Cover with whipped cream or cool whip and sprinkle sweetened coconut over top of cake.

TRES LECHES (THREE MILKS CAKE), LATIN AMERICA

Steps:

• To make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease and flour a 9 by 13-inch baking dish and set aside.
• In the bowl of a mixer, beat the egg whites on low speed until soft peaks form. Add the sugar gradually with the mixer running and peak to stiff peaks. Add the egg yolks 1 at a time, beating well after the addition of each.
• Sift together the flour and baking powder and add to the egg mixture, alternating with the milk. (Do this quickly so the batter does not lose volume.) Add the vanilla. Bake until golden, 25 minutes.
• To make the cream topping: In a blender, combine the evaporated milk, condensed milk, and heavy cream and blend on high speed.
• Remove the cake from the oven and while still warm, pour the cream mixture over it. Let sit and cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• To make the icing: Once the cake is completely chilled, in a saucepan combine the water and sugar. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and stir to dissolve the sugar. Cook until the mixture reaches the soft ball stage, 235 to 240 degrees F. Remove from the heat. In a medium bowl, beat the egg whites to soft peaks. While beating, add the hot syrup in a stream. Beat until all the syrup has been added, the mixture cools, and a glossy icing forms.
• To assemble: Remove the cake from the refrigerator and spread the icing evenly across the top. Arrange the mango and papaya slices over the top and serve.

TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Lightly oil and line the base and sides of a 20cm square cake tin.
• Put the egg whites in a large bowl with a pinch of salt. Beat with an electric hand whisk until foamy, about 3 mins. Keep mixing while you add 150g of the sugar, a spoonful at a time, until thick and glossy.
• In another bowl, mix the egg yolks, remaining sugar and vanilla (no need to clean the beaters first) for 2 mins, or until pale and foamy. Add the flour, baking powder and milk to the egg yolks, and use a spatula to fold everything together.
• Add a large spoonful of egg white to the cake mix, beat together to loosen the mixture, then gently fold through the remaining egg whites with a large metal spoon (being careful not to over-stir so you don't knock out too much air), until you have a smooth batter.
• Pour into the tin, smooth the top and bake for 40-45 mins until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Mix together the evaporated milk, condensed milk and 3 tbsp of the cream.
• Leave the cake to cool for 10 mins in the tin, then ease a knife around the sides. Poke holes over the surface with a skewer, then pour over half the milk mixture. After 5 mins or so, most of it should have soaked into the cake. Leave for another 5 mins, then transfer to a plate and pour over some of the remaining milk until it starts to leak a little. (Any leftover milk that won't soak into the cake can be served on the side.) Leave to cool.
• Whip the remaining cream and icing sugar together until holding soft peaks. Spread the cream over the cake and sprinkle with a little cinnamon. Can be made and chilled a day ahead. Serve in squares with any remaining soaking milk.

THREE MILK CAKE (TRES LECHES)

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Gradually beat in sugar until soft peaks form.
• Add yolks one at a time, beating until combined.
• In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to egg mixture, alternately with water or skim milk.
• Stir in extract.
• Pour into a greased 13" x 9" baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes, or until cake tests done.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Poke holes all over cake with fork or thin straw.
• Chill, covered in fridge overnight.
• The following day: In a saucepan, combine condensed milk, cream, corn syrup and evaporated milk.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; cook and stir 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
• Slowly pour over cold cake, letting milk absorb into cake.
• Cover, and refrigerate.
• FOR ICING: In a mixing bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form.
• Gradually beat in sugar until stiff peaks form.
• Stir in vanilla.
• In a bowl, combine the sour cream, icing sugar and almond extract.
• Fold in the whipping cream into the mixture.
• Spread over topping.
• Refrigerate until serving.

TRES LECHES (THREE-MILK CAKE)

Steps:

• In a large bowl, with a mixer on high speed (use whip attachment if available), beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale yellow, 5 to 6 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
• With mixer on medium speed, gradually add flour mixture in small increments and beat until smooth.
• Scrape batter into a buttered 9 by 13 inch baking pan.
• Bake in a 325 degree oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a blender, whirl condensed milk, evaporated milk, regular milk, Kahlua, and vanilla until well blended.
• Pour evenly over hot cake; let cool about 15 minutes, then cover and chill until cake has absorbed all the milk mixture, at least 3 hours, or up to 1 day.
• Cut cake into squares or rectangles, lift out with a wide spatula, and set on plates.
• Top each piece of cake with a spoonful of whipped cream and garnish with strawberries.

TRES LECHES (3 MILK CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Separate the eggs.
• Beat the egg whites to stiff peaks and then add the 3 egg yokes 1 at a time.
• Add the sugarr, baking powder, and flour.
• Bake in a greased 13x9 pan at 350 for 15 minutes.
• Let the cake cool completely in the pan.
• When cool, poke holes in the cake with a fork all over.
• In a blender, lightly mix condensed milk, evaporated milk, and 1 cup of the whipped cream.
• Pour over cake & then top with the other cup of whipped cream.