Tres Leches (Three Milks Cake), Latin America

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After weighing all the glowing reviews before making this recipe, I can only conclude that I am not a Tres Leches fan, as much as I loved the version I first had in Costa Rica. (I've never found any to equal it since. While a few tweaks to my approach would improve the final result, I'm not sure I can get over my disinterest in plain cake soaked in sugary milk. Changes I would make - like many other reviewers, I felt it needed at least 1 1/2 times the milk mixture to provide the drenched effect of the genuine cake (I added only 1/2 cup skim milk to the prescribed mixture. Knowing I likely wouldn't have time to make the icing, I added about 1/2 tsp of almond flavoring to the cake for some added flavor, but that wasn't enough for me (I'm sure the addition of rum satisfies that need for many others. Like many reviewers, I served the cake with whipped cream (with a little powdered sugar and vanilla, and I sprinkled it with cinnamon sugar. The effect was nice but didn't come close to wowing my guests (one a native of Brazil, who all agreed it wasn't moist enough.

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It's quick and easy and OMG....GOOD!

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Made this cake for a Potluck at home and was it good? Yummo!! Everyone loved it,DH who is big Tres Leches fan was raving about it. For me reducing the sugar was key.
I reduced the sugar to 1&1/2 cup and used heavy whipping cream with confectioners sugar and vanilla as the topping. Also used mango& strawberry slices to decorate the cake. I served it with dulche leche sauce.
Thanks Emeril Lagasse & FN.

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I waited one whole day beforing eating the cake, it was good, but SOOoo sweet! I ended up giving it my friend but the next day she called me and told me to come over quick to try the cake again. It was soooo goood..I guess the cake just needed some time .

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Another sure way of making a this wonderful Tres Leches is using a premix moist yellow cake, which is a sure way of coming out with the right base cake.. Then use the Tres Leches mix to cover it and the icing.. It is quick and delicious and it is always right!

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We had a fourth of july party and I made 2 trays of tres leches cake following the recipe exactly. Both the cakes tasted like poundcakes with milk on them. They weren't light and fluffy as I have had them at the restaurants. First cake that I made I took it out in 25 minutes but it wasn't done. Do I put it in for another 10 minutes and it was a bit hard. The second cake I took it out in 25 minutes exactly, and it was softer. However, after the milk pour in and refrigerating, it too became too dense. I tried to fold the flour mixure in with the egg, minimizing over mixing. Where did I go wrong?

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This was a super easy recipe. I prepped everything in around 15 minutes, the cake took another 10 minutes or so to pull together. I made the cream sauce while the cake baked and made the icing the next day ahead of serving. EVERYONE at the party we attended asked for the recipe. That said, like a previous poster mentioned, the mango and papaya were polarizing fruit. Next time, I may stick to berries or no fruit at all - maybe a dolce de leche sauce on the side? The only mod was we didn't have whole milk, so I did a combination of 1/2 and 1/2 and skim. Also, I think you could easily substitute freshly whipped cream as an easier icing (although as written it is excellent.

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The absolute best Tres Leches cake I have ever had. This recipe was easy to follow and made a light & fluffy cake. I choose to make whip cream out of heavy cream and added 2 TBSP of powdered suger, just for taste, instead of the icing. It was perfectl!. CAUTION: Some people don't fancy papaya, so keep this in mind when choosing the fruit! Next time I'm going to use strawberries! YAY!

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I've had tres leches in probably 30 different places in Mexico, many places in the states and the cake itself is 100% right, as well is the milk mixture. However I cook the milk mixture a day ahead with vanilla bean. In mexico the usually put strawberry jam between the layers(in a 9x13 the just cut it in half, and, whipped cream is a very traditional topping. This is the best tres leches recipe I have found....

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I 've always wanted to try this, and I finally got the chance to. It taste soooo.. good but I changed it up a bit. instead of using the 1 cup of wip cream, I used 8oz. of whole milk. My whole family loveed it.