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Tres Leches Cake Recipe – Three Milk Cake Recipe

July 22, 2015 By Aarthi 28 Comments

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I have seen this cake all over the internet and i wanted to make them so badly. Finally few days back i made and loved it to the core..This cake turned out so melt in mouth delicious..

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This recipe is not at all hard. It is so easy to make..First you have to make a simple sponge cake, then soak the cake in a delicious three milk. Normally they use evaporated milk, condensed milk and cream for this. But i used normal thick full fat milk for this which gave that same texture and taste..
This cake is best served cold with a dollop of fresh cream on top. And it is so rich a small slice satisfy your cravings. 

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Preparation Time : 30 mins
Baking Time : 30 to 35 mins
Resting Time : 2 hours
Recipe Source: Showmethecurry


Ingredients:


For Cake:
All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1 cup+ 2 tblsp / 120 grams + 2 tblspn
Baking Powder – 3/4 tsp
Salt a pinch
Eggs – 2
Sugar – 3/4 cup / 150 grams
Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp
Cold Water – 1/3 cup

For the Milk:
Full Cream Milk – 1 cup boiled and cooled
Fresh Cream / Whipping Cream – 1 cup
Sweet Condensed Milk – 1 cup 

For Serving:
Whipped Cream – as needed
Cherries as needed


(My 1 cup measures 240 ml)

Method:

Preheat oven to 160 degree C. Grease a 20 cm square cake pan with oil and set aside.

Take flour, baking powder, salt in a sifter and sieve well.

Take cold water, vanilla in a jug and mix well. Set aside.

Take eggs in a bowl and use a hand blender to whip it up. Once it is well whipped. add in sugar slowly and keep whipping.

Once the eggs turn fluffy, add in half of the flour mix and whip, add in the cold water mix and the remaining flour and mix well.

Pour this into the cake pan and bake for 30 to 35 mins. Insert a toothpick to check whether the cake is done. If it comes out clean then the cake is baked.

While the cake is cooling, take the three milk in a jug and mix well.

Take the warm cake and poke holes all over it using a fork. Now pour the milk mix over it and keep pouring and pouring. Leave it for few minutes so the cake absorbs the liquid. Now pour again, i poured 3/4 of the milk mix in. Covered it with plastic wrap and popped it in fridge for couple of hours.

Now i took out and poured some more milk mix in.

Cut the cake into pieces and garnish with whipped cream and cherries.

Serve cold.

HERE IS A QUICK VIDEO:

Pictorial:
Take all your ingredients
First step..Grease a 20 cm square pan with oil
brush it evenly and set aside
now lets make the dried ingredients..Take flour in a sifter
add in little baking powder
and some salt
sieve it well and set aside
Take cold water in a bowl
add in vanilla and mix well..
You have to make sure the mix is cold..So popped this in fridge till i get ready with the other stuffs
crack open 2 eggs in a bowl
use a electric hand blender to whip it
beat till it is creamy
now it has started doubling in size
now the eggs are light and airy
add in sugar slowly and keep whipping
keep whipping and keep adding sugar
add sugar and keep whisking
dont over whip the eggs..it should be fluffy
just like this
add in half of the flour mix in
pour in the vanilla water
whip it up
add in remaining flour mix in
whip again
now it is mixed well
use a spatula to give one good mix
pour it in the prepared pan
tap the pan few times to remove any air bubbles
and bake them..when the cake is cooling..lets make the milk mix
take your three milk
crack open a can of condensed milk
pour a cup of it in
now add in a cup of milk
add in a cup of crea
now time to mix it up
yum yum
now take your cake and poke holes through out the cake
poke completely
now pour the milk mix over it..dont over do it..
once you see the milk is floating on top, let give few mins
now the cake has sucked up the milk mix
now i poured it again
cover the cake with plastic and chill it 
after couple of hours, this is how it looks
now pour some more in
cut into slices
i whipped some cream
place a slice on a serving plate
fill a piping bag with cream
pipe it over
pour some more sauce for serving
place a cherry
and serve
Enjoy
So moist and so delicious
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  1. Deepti P

    July 22, 2015 at 12:16 pm

    Hi. I want to try this out. Looks yummy. But I did mot understand the flour measurements.(Maida – 1 cup+ 2 tblsp / 120 grams + 2 tblspn). in total how much flour should be taken ? 240 gms + 120 gms or only 120 gms ? You have said that your 1 cup is 240 ml ?

    Reply
  2. Saucy Siciliana

    July 22, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    Oh, that looks so tempting, I could eat it right now!

    Reply
  3. Puja

    July 22, 2015 at 2:43 pm

    Amazing recipe I follow all ur recipes they are just simple affordable nd delicious I m gonna try it but one question can we make it without eggs too ???

    Reply
  4. Anonymous

    July 22, 2015 at 3:02 pm

    Amazing recipe I follow ur blog nd all ur recipes are simple nd tempting one question can we make it without eggs what's the substitute?

    Reply
  5. Anonymous

    July 22, 2015 at 3:09 pm

    Ultimate

    Reply
  6. Anonymous

    July 22, 2015 at 3:15 pm

    Cake looks yummy aarthi…I tried tuttifrutti yogurt cake its nice but I feel the egg flavour is dominating any suggestion instead of egg

    Reply
  7. Aarthi

    July 22, 2015 at 4:02 pm

    @Anonymousno sub for eggs.

    Reply
  8. Aarthi

    July 22, 2015 at 4:03 pm

    @Anonymousnot sure about the egg sub..u need that

    Reply
  9. Aarthi

    July 22, 2015 at 4:03 pm

    @Deepti Pit is 1 cup + 2 tblspn

    Reply
  10. Breeze P

    July 22, 2015 at 9:28 pm

    Wow, this is my favourite cake, we used to buy it for all my family occassions like b'day and anniversary… surely will try… thanks for posting…

    Reply
  11. Anonymous

    July 23, 2015 at 7:46 am

    Hi
    Thanks for sharing your recipe… I was just wondering that does this recipe not require any oil/ butter?

    Reply
  12. Anonymous

    July 23, 2015 at 9:55 am

    Can this be made in pressure cooker?

    Also wont the break when we unmould it from the pan as its all soft and spongy with the milk ? Or we shld slice it directly from cake pan and not invert.

    Reply
  13. Aarthi

    July 23, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    @Anonymousthis recipe dont need that, since it is going to be soaked in milk, it will stay moist

    Reply
  14. Aarthi

    July 23, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    @AnonymousYou can make it in pressure cooker. this cake cannot be unmoulded, you can unmould it and place it in serving place before pouring the milk mix over it. Use a high sided plate for that. But i sliced it directly in the cake pan and served

    Reply
  15. Anonymous

    July 23, 2015 at 7:48 pm

    Thanks for your response Aarthi…I am surely going to try it 🙂

    Reply
  16. Anonymous

    July 24, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    Hi Aarthi….usually all the ingredients for baking should be at room temperature…….then why have u used cold water in it….. normally cold will deactivate baking powder & cake will not rise…..can u plz tell the secret behind this….

    Reply
  17. Aarthi

    July 25, 2015 at 4:13 am

    @AnonymousI am not sure what it does, it gives a more strudier cake which absorbs the milks better

    Reply
  18. Anonymous

    September 10, 2015 at 9:38 am

    Any substitute for cream?

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  19. Aarthi

    September 12, 2015 at 10:42 am

    @Anonymousu can use milk instead, but cream gives that richness

    Reply
  20. Anonymous

    December 22, 2015 at 5:48 am

    can we use icing sugar instead of normal ones ????!!!
    If yes then the required quantity plzz…

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  21. Aarthi

    December 23, 2015 at 2:13 pm

    @Anonymousyes u can use

    Reply
  22. preethi

    November 7, 2016 at 5:50 pm

    Hi Aarthi, Can we bake this in microwave?

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      November 8, 2016 at 3:51 am

      if u have a convection oven, you can bake

      Reply
  23. Fermie Praisid

    November 17, 2017 at 3:34 pm

    Hi Aarthi,
    I tried this cake and it tasted soooooo yummy.. Just fell in love with the cake and everyone at home liked it. Thanks for the recipe. ☺

    Reply
  24. Pavithra

    December 23, 2017 at 3:20 am

    Hi Arthi, am a big fan of your recipes.. Especially the pictorial representation is the best that makes my hob fast.. Keep going.
    One suggestion as a critic .. Every person needs a critic to grow and improve. Hope u take it in the right way.

    Please start using stainless steel kitchen gadgets .. The plastic mugs and containers are a black mark to ur pictures.. I always used to think u t doing it onpurpose to reach the common people u can relate u to themselves but even otherwise i feel it can be basic stainless steels cups or bowls always .

    All the best…

    Reply
  25. Bharathi

    November 2, 2018 at 5:04 pm

    Aarthi I want to try this cake NW ,I dnt hav baking powder NW shall I use baking soda 1/2 TSP.

    Reply
  26. Rameeza

    May 31, 2020 at 11:56 am

    Looks yummy 😋. I have seen this cake being steamed in many videos, but you are baking it. Is it ok to do in both the ways?😊

    Reply
    • Aarthi

      June 1, 2020 at 2:23 pm

      yes

      Reply

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