Tres Leches Cake

Name: Tres Leches Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: Serves 8–10
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 130 g (4½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) evaporated milk; 250 ml (9 fl oz/1 cup) sweetened condensed milk; 65 ml (2 fl oz) thin (pouring/whipping) cream; 350 ml (12 fl oz) thin (pouring/whipping) cream, well chilled; 5 eggs; 200 g (7 oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 80 ml (2½ fl oz/¼ cup) full-cream (whole) milk; 1 teaspoon natural vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons icing (confectioners’) sugar; Preserved maraschino cherries

Preparation info

Serves
8–10

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 35

Appears in

100 Desserts to Die For

By Trish Deseine

Published 2016

About

This is a recipe for a cake that is originally from Latin America, soaked in three milks and topped with cream. A dream cake, in other words ...

Ingredients

For the cake:

130 g (4½ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour
2 teaspoons baki

Dessert
Vegetarian
Cake

Method

MAKE THE CAKE. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Butter a baking tin or dish, measuring about 23 x 28 cm (9 x 11¼