Tres Leches (Three Milks Cake), Latin America

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My husband has loved tres leches since he had it at a restaurant in Brooklyn a few years ago. He orders it every chance he gets and I wanted to try to make it at home. I followed the recipe exactly, except instead of making the icing, I just topped each slice of cake with whipped cream before serving. The result is a super-moist, sweet, but light dessert that is so good I've had three servings today. It's not good for our waistlines, but I am so happy with the taste. This cake is better than any tres leches we've tried in restaurants.

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This cake turned out much too sweet for our tastes. I was hoping it would be similar to the cake at our favorite restraunt, so I followed the recipe to the letter. The icing and cake itself turned out fine... it was just SO sweet. We tried one piece and threw the rest away. I made it for my Mom's birthday and she hated it.

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I made this for the first time yesterday and it is fantastic! The cake was for an event at work and every single bite was eaten. I chose to serve my Tres Leches with Reddi Whip, toasted coconut, crushed pineapple, mandarin oranges and peaches; all served a la carte'.

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This was a really good cake, but it didn't taste like an authentic 3 leches cake.

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I took it to my boyfriend's work and it was devoured. : I ended up not using all the milk mixture but it came out great just the same. I topped with caramel and almonds

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This was amazing!! I was doing a theme meal and looking for a dessert to top it off. It could not have been better. I had never had Tres Leches before (Irish gal originally from the North East!, and I was so pleased. My guests loved it, especially my son-in-law who took the pan home and shared with friends. It was a bit time consuming - but great food takes that type of committment. Would recommend this for anyone with the time that wants to wow their friends and family.

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This is one of the best cakes I've ever had, but I did two things different. I let the cake cool and then poked holes in the cake before I poured the milk over it, and I brought the three milks to a bubble first. Right before I served it I piled it HIGH with fresh strawberries, mango and kiwi. Everyone loved it and literally fought over the last piece.

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Like most people have said, this dessert is sure to be a hit to whomever you serve it to. I brought it to our Cinco de Mayo potluck at work and it was gone in minutes as most people went back for seconds.

I made a few slight changes. To the cream mixture I added about a tablespoon each of dark rum, disorrono (an amaretto liqueur, and frangelico (hazelnut liqueur. I also added some vanilla extract as I forgot to mix it into the cake batter. Next time I would probably make slightly more cream mixture, though not much. Nevertheless it was still incredibly moist. Also, I decided against his icing and just made a vanilla whipped cream and topped it with sliced mangoes and strawberries.

While my kitchen was a mess afterward (I only have a hand mixer and midway through beating the egg whites I realized I had started in much too small of a bowl... you know what happens from there! it really wasn't that complicated. Just make sure to prep well and it'll all go smoothly.

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I am not sure why this is rated as difficult as it couldn't be easier. The cake is fabulous and is a big hit every time I make it. I have also used strawberries for the fruit or served it without fruit. Also good with whipped cream on the side. Perfect recipe. Thanks!

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While this took some time to put together (mostly hands-off if you have a stand mixer, it is SO worth it- this was the best cake my husband and I have ever had! There are definitely more than 10 servings, too. I served it with fresh strawberries on top and a raspberry coulis- do not skip the icing! Husband said it was just a bit sweet, I might use more cream/evap milk and a little less sweetened condensed milk next time - or not, because it really was excellent!