Tres Leches Cake Recipe

Cinco de mayo is next week and revelers everywhere will be enjoying traditional Mexican food and drinks. My favorite Mexican dessert is Tres Leches Cake which is, as the name implies, made with 3 different kinds of milks and often served with whipped cream and fresh fruit (and I've even seen it served with meringue).

The best part of this cake is the milk mixture that you pour over the cake once you've baked it and allowed it to cool. You can pour this mixture over any yellow or vanilla cake but I included a recipe for the vanilla cake I used.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13 x 9 inch pan. Bake for 30-40 min or until it springs back when you touch the center. Don't be afraid to let the cake take on a golden hue!


Vanilla Cake

Ingredients

butter (very soft) 12 oz (3 sticks)

sour cream 12 oz

eggs 4

vanilla 2 tsp

cake flour 14 oz

sugar 1 lb

baking powder 1 tsp

baking soda 1 tsp

salt 1/2 tsp

Directions

1. Mix all the dry ingredients in your KitchenAid

2. Add the softened butter and mix thoroughly

3. Add the milk and vanilla



Tres Leches Mixture

Ingredients

condensed milk 1 (14 oz) can

evaporated milk 1(12 oz) can

whole milk 1 c

Directions

1. Whisk all of the milks together in a bowl.

2. Poke holes all over the cake with a toothpick (this will help the milk absorb). Pour over the cake and allow the cake to absorb the milks. You may have to pause after each pour to allow the milks to fully absorb.

3. Cover the cake with plastic wrap and leave it in the fridge for 4-6 hours (or overnight).

4. Cut into squares, serve and enjoy!