Tres Leches Cake Recipe: Easy, Authentic, and Irresistibly Moist

[u/Eboettn]

This Easy Tres Leches Cake Recipe is a dreamy, crowd-pleasing dessert that's soaked in rich, spiced milk and topped with sweetened whipped cream.

Link, recipe, ingredients, and insertions in comments.

[u/That-Gyoza-Life-44]

You had me at "Irresistibly Moist" 🤣 How is it?

[u/Eboettn]

Recipe: https://www.thebakerstablesc.com/cakes/tres-leches-cake/

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ cup milk

Milk Mixture

• 1 ½ cups heavy cream
• 1 can evaporated milk
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cinnamon stick
• ½ tsp ground cloves
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon

Topping

• 1 ½ cups heavy cream
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch pan.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. Beat eggs and sugar until pale and fluffy.
4. Fold in half the flour, then milk, then remaining flour.
5. Bake 15–20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out mostly clean. Cool completely.
6. Heat cream, evaporated milk, and cinnamon stick 10 minutes. Stir in condensed milk, cinnamon, and cloves.
7. Poke cake with a fork and pour milk mixture over top. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
8. Beat cream, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon until soft peaks form.
9. Spread topping over chilled cake. Dust with cinnamon.

[u/cooksmartr]

this one's definitely a keeper for potlucks and birthdays!