3 Milk Cake (Tres Leches Cake)

Name: 3 Milk Cake (Tres Leches Cake)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 cup whole milk (see notes for DIY); 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick) (cubed); 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 4 large eggs (at room temperature); 2 cups granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk; 1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups (1 pint) heavy whipping cream; 2 tablespoons corn syrup (see notes); 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; cinnamon (optional)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:45min

This authentic Tres Leches Cake recipe will blow your mind! A sweet sponge cake is riddled with holes then drenched in sweetened condensed milk, heavy cream and evaporated milk to create a soft, melt-in-your mouth cake all topped with light and airy whipped cream and cinnamon. The emerging easy Tres Leches Cake is ridiculously moist without becoming soggy, decadent yet light and exploding with sweet, cinnamon, cream flavor with a hint of caramel. This dreamy indulgent dessert is the ultimate make ahead dessert because it only gets better the next day, perfect for holidays (looking at you Christmas), and entertaining. I’ve included step-by-step photos of how to make Tres Leches Cake and tips and tricks so you can create this show-stopping dessert at home!

Updated at: Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:44:29 GMT