Homemade Tres Leches Cake

Tres Leches cake is a popular dessert in various Latin American countries. It consists of three different types of milk in a moist cake. Today we’re going to show you a very simple recipe that you can use to surprise your guests!

If you want to bake a delicious Tres Leches cake, please read on for our great recipe. It’s super easy and you will love it!

Tres Leches cake is a popular dessert in various Latin American countries . It consists of three different types of milk in a moist cake. Today we’re going to show you a very simple recipe that you can use to surprise your guests!

Ingredients for the Tres Leches cake

• 3 eggs
• 2 cups of flour (280 g)
• 3/4 liter milk (750 ml)
• 1 cup of powdered milk (140 g)
• 2/3 cup butter (100 g)
• 1 1/4 cups of sugar (250 g)
• 1 cup of condensed milk (250 ml)
• 1/4 cup heavy cream (125 ml)
• 6 teaspoons of baking powder (30 g)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (5 ml)

Ingredients for the Tres Leches meringue

• 6 eggs
• 1 lemon (100 g)
• 3/4 cup water (180 ml)
• 1 1/2 cups of sugar (300 g)
• 1/4 tablespoon tartar baking powder (creme of tartare) from the health food store (2.5 g)

Preparation of the cake

• Beat the sugar and butter until frothy . It is best to take the butter out of the refrigerator half an hour beforehand so that it becomes softer. Or warm it up in the microwave for a few seconds.
• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
• Then add the eggs to the butter mixture piece by piece. Meanwhile, keep stirring.
• Then add the flour and baking powder.
• When everything is well mixed, add the milk and vanilla extract and mix well.
• Pour everything into a baking pan.
• Bake for half an hour until golden brown,  possibly also taking a toothpick sample in the middle of the cake. If the toothpick stops sticking and comes out dry, the cake is done.

• Then take it out of the oven and prick the surface evenly with a fork. This will allow the cream mixture to soak in better. We’ll explain in a moment how this is prepared.
• Mix the condensed milk, cream and milk powder together well.
• Finally, pour this cream mixture evenly over the baked cake.

Preparation of the meringue

• Beat the egg whites until it is very stiff, this is best done with an electric mixer.
• Next, add the cream of tartar powder to give the egg whites fullness and a frothy consistency. Put aside.
• Heat water and sugar over a low flame. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved, then add a little grated lemon zest. Keep stirring until the sugar caramelizes. The mixture is ready when it drips thickly from the spoon.

• Add the caramel to the egg whites and stir the mixture on the highest setting for about 6 minutes with the hand mixer.
• Now put the meringue on the cake and distribute it evenly with the spatula.
• If you like, you can garnish the cake with berries. 

As you can see, everything is very easy! The ingredients can also be found everywhere. Your delicious Central American dessert is now ready to be enjoyed!