Almond Three Milk Cake

Pastel de Tres Leches con Almendras

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Preparation info
  • Servings:

    15

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
My South Texas Kitchen: Traditional Recipes And Modern Tips

By Yvette Zuniga Jemison

Published 2022

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Tres leches cake is a single layer cake that is soaked in a three-milk mixture, and frosted with an airy topping. This recipe gets a double dose of almond flavor from almond extract and almond flour which adds body to the cake layer resulting in a melt-in-your-mouth cake texture. This indulgent cake only gets better the next day for the ultimate make-ahead dessert. I top mine with seasonal fruit for a cake bursting with flavor. For special occasions I spread lemon curd on top of the frostin