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Tres leches cake

Tres leches cake

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The Latin American tres leches cake: a light sponge cake soaked in a mixture of sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and cream, topped with whipped …

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Recipe from Savant-fou, Playtime, Tavernier and 11 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Tres Leches Cake is a classic dessert from Latin American cuisine. It consists of a moist cake soaked in a mixture of three types of milk: sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and heavy cream.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$9.12 $1.14 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $0.83
  • $0.17
  • $1.20
  • $0.45
  • $0.05
  • $0.59
  • $3.92
  • $0.72
  • $1.19

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Mix the sugar and butter together with a spatula. Once combined, add the egg yolks (keeping the whites aside), followed by the flour and baking powder. ≈ 4 min
  3. Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then gently fold them in. ≈ 10 min
  4. Pour une cuisson uniforme, pour evenly bake, pour ensure that it doesn’t overflow, pour evenly bake, pour ensure that it doesn’t overflow, pour evenly bake, pour ensure that it doesn’t overflow. ≈ 3 min
  5. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes: the blade should come out dry. Let it cool completely.
  6. Combine the two milks and the cream until smooth, then add the vanilla and rum. ≈ 4 min
  7. Pour une texture plus dense, pour evenly coat the biscuits, and then place in the refrigerator.
  8. Before serving, cover with whipped cream and garnish with candied cherries. Serve very cold. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Tres leches cake

  • 90 g of softened butter$0.83
  • 220 g of powdered sugar$0.17
  • 3 eggs$1.20
  • 280 g of flour (or cornstarch, which is lighter)$0.45
  • Half a packet of baking powder$0.05
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract$0.59
  • 300 ml of sweetened condensed milk$3.92
  • 300 ml of evaporated milk (or whole milk)$0.72
  • 300 ml of heavy cream$1.19

Total$9.12

that's $1.14 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 90 g of softened butter
  • 220 g of powdered sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 280 g of flour (or cornstarch, which is lighter)
  • Half a packet of baking powder
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
  • 300 ml of sweetened condensed milk
  • 300 ml of evaporated milk (or whole milk)
  • 300 ml of heavy cream
  • 1 piece of rum (optional)
  • whipped cream
  • candied cherries for decoration

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