Tres Leches (Three Milks Cake), Latin America

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I followed this recipe to the letter, EXCEPT, I accidentally left out one egg white.

Additionally, while the recipe did not say to do this, I should have known to poke holes in the top of the cake to make the liquid absorb more evenly. I did not poke holes in my cake and for a few hours the cake just floated in the three milks and it's now soggy on the bottom and dry on the top. So I do recommend poking holes in the top of the cake, even though the recipe does not say to do this.

The taste is pretty good, but I cannot comment on the texture since mine is a combination of dry and soggy. I knocked off one star for not saying to poke holes in the cake, but I didn't give just three stars because it was my own fault that I left out one of the egg whites.

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I love love love this cake. Even without the milk the taste is great!! I have been looking for a tres leches recipe for a long time. Thanks Emeril you did it again!!

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Great recipe. I use one cup of sugar instead of two in the cake and it tastes plenty sweet. I also use a whipped cream frosting and some fruit - raspberries are particularly beautiful. The whiteness makes it a fun cake to decorate for kids and can be adjusted to different seasons. I just put some candy corn on one for a Halloween party my 3 year old just went to.

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This was my first attempt at tres leches, and it really came out so well. Like others have suggested, I made extra of the cream topping. I doubled that part of the recipe, though I could have gotten by with just making 50% more. I also let the cake sit over night so that it could soak up more of the milk. I also substituted aa simple whipped topping (heavy cream, vanila, and powdered sugar rather than the icing as directed here and served with a side of mixed berries. The end result was spectacular -- my guests were very pleased, including some guests that were from Central and South America. I will definitely make this again.

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A wonderful moist cake. Have it rest at room temperature 1-2 hrs before serving. This way the "milks" are not as thick when your guests eat it. I tried the original icing and I couldn't make it. So I used good old Heavy cream with vanilla and sugar... it was perfect. Go ahead try it, you won't be disappointed.

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I have made this cake several times now to wow friends, and it never lets me down. I must admit that I have never made the icing. I just whipped some heavy cream with some powdered sugar to stabilize it. This cake is so good in a shallow bowl with a little cold milk poured in the bottom. Heaven!!!

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I love this version of Tres Leches. It is the best I have found yet. The only change I make to it is I make whip cream topping with heavy whip cream, little vanilla, one soften cream cheese, and sugar. (my favorite topping for any cake or pie You can always add a little fruit to make yourself believe it is something healthy.

Oh and the trick to get better absorbency of the milk mixture is pouring it on the cake right out of the oven. If you still have problems I carefully skim off the top layer, OR poke holes with the end of a wooden spoon or cut it up in to slices. Either one of these ways work just great.

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Love it. The cake doesn't even need icing -so yummy. I must confess I just cannot bake without salt - sorry added 1/4 tsp.

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This is amazing! I made this recipe to the 'T' and it was a huge success. We are big Tres Leches lovers and this is better than any we've ever had. Instead of using mango and papaya, I used cherries. The size of the pan is slightly off therefore I used a slightly larger pyrex glass pan and it all worked out great! Thank you Emeril!

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Ok, I made a couple of changes but left the basic cake alone and it is great. I had a can of dulce de leche and thought why not get the caramel flavor going and I was short on eggs so did whipped cream frosting instead of the Italian meringue (I really wanted the meringue but too late to go to the store. The cake is delicious and very easy. Super moist of course and the Dulce de leech does give it a nice flavor. I brought it to work so we will see.