Mexican Tres Leches Cake

Name: Mexican Tres Leches Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 200g plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 5 eggs, separated; 200g caster sugar; 5 tbsp whole milk; 1 tsp vanilla; 400ml evaporated milk; 300ml condensed milk; 200ml double cream; 300ml double cream for topping; 2 tbsp sugar for topping

Light sponge cake soaked in three milks — evaporated, condensed and cream — topped with whipped cream.

Total time

65 min

Prep

30 min

Cook

35 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mexican

vegetarian

Ingredients

200gplain flour

1 tspbaking powder

5eggs, separated

200gcaster sugar

5 tbspwhole milk

1 tspvanilla

400mlevaporated milk

300mlcondensed milk

200mldouble cream

300mldouble cream for topping

2 tbspsugar for topping

Instructions

Beat egg yolks and sugar until pale. Fold in flour, baking powder, milk and vanilla.

Fold in stiff egg whites gently.

Bake in a greased tin at 175°C for 25–30 minutes.

Cool, poke holes all over with a skewer.

Mix evaporated milk, condensed milk and cream. Pour slowly over cake.

Refrigerate 4 hours. Top with whipped sweetened cream.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

1152

Protein

29.1g

Fat

47.1g

Carbs

154.9g

Fiber

1.4g

Sodium

459mg

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