Three Milks Cake

Pastel de Tres Leches

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Preparation info
  • Yield:

    12

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 5

Appears in
The Mexican Home Kitchen: Traditional Home-Style Recipes That Capture the Flavors and Memories of Mexico

By Mely Martínez

Published 2020

  • About

Made in Mexico and other Latin-American countries, pastel de tres leches is a sponge cake soaked in a mixture of different milks and creams. It’s called tres leches because it is made with condensed milk, evaporated milk, and canned cream. This recipe is a little different than other recipes for this cake, resulting in a cake with a denser texture than recipes that use an egg-heavy batter. This richer texture makes for a better mouthfeel. It will take a little longer for the c