Community recipe

Tres Leches Cake

50 min / 12 servings / 13 ingredients
MexicanOvenCreamy
Get WhatDo for your kitchen

iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android are all in the kitchen now.

Already cooking? Jump straight into this recipe.
Open recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 cup s heavy whipping cream, for topping
  • 3 tbsp sugar, for topping
  • ground cinnamon, for dusting
  • fresh strawberries, for garnish

Steps

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 9x13 baking dish.

  2. 2

    Whisk flour and baking powder together. In a separate large bowl, beat eggs and 1 cup sugar until thick and pale.

  3. 3

    Gently fold in flour mixture, then stir in 1/3 cup milk and vanilla.

  4. 4

    Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.

  5. 5

    Mix sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and 1 cup heavy cream together.

  6. 6

    Poke holes all over the cooled cake with a fork. Slowly pour the three-milk mixture over the cake. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours (overnight is best).

  7. 7

    Whip 2 cups cream with 3 tbsp sugar to stiff peaks. Spread over the chilled cake.

  8. 8

    Dust with cinnamon and garnish with strawberries. Keep refrigerated.

Save it, plan it, cook it.

Open this recipe in WhatDo on iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Android to add missing ingredients to your list, cook hands-free, and keep dinner moving.