Tres Leches Birthday Cake

“Queremos pastel, pastel, pastel! (We want cake, cake, cake!)”

I grew up hearing this chant, which was always followed by the typical Mexican birthday song “Las Mañanitas” and a pretty awesome homemade cake.

Although this cake was a family tradition when I was growing up, it was not my favorite treat. I felt that the bakers got a bit overzealous with the milk soak, to the point that the bread became a dripping, goopy, unappetizing mess.

I was absolutely thrill