Tres Leches Cake with Mango

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i just made this cake an i am eating it as we speak...it tastes great every1 loves it though it did take almost 2 days for the liquid to absorb and then i ended up pouring some out though id probably try the Alton brown recipe next time...its a great recipe but its too moist for me i'm not a fan of soggy food.

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the cake that is on Pioneerwoman,com is the most authentic that i have had. And a mexican neighbor of my sisters says it tastes just like her mom's cake. the milk ratios are better at 1 can evap, 1 can condensed, and 1/2 cup cream. the cake is more sponge-like and absorbs the liquid pretty well. always use parchement int he pan, it is the only way to get the sponge cake out in one piece

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I loved this recipe BUT it was REALLY REALLY sweet - however, my thought is if you add either unsweetend condenced milk OR less sugar it will be just right. ALSO i used a 9x13 pan and the milk was all absorbed. Great advice! I will definitely make this again.

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I thought this was great! After reading earlier comments, I was worried about all the liquid. However, I had no problem. You just need to pour the milk slowly and allow it to soak into the cake before adding more. You also need to give it plenty of time to set up in the refrigerator. My kids went crazy for it!

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The cake part was actually pretty tasty, but the liquid was absolutely excessive. If you cut down on the liquid and made the pan bigger it might work better. My family agrees that we wouldn't want more than one whole cake (as opposed to wishing there was more. I myself found it too liquidy, but it tasted very Latin American and good. Another thing was the difficulty of the preparation. I felt like it was a lot of work for a little cake. I am certain I will NOT make it again, mainly because of the difficulties I ran into along the way, but that doesn't mean other people won't make those too.

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The secret to this cake is to let the cake sit in the liquid overnight in the refrigerator. It soaks up all the liquid and leave a nice moist, milky type cake. I also put the whipped topping all over the cake after I've let it sit overnight soaking up the liquid. Although I've never made this particular cake, Alton Brown has a KILLER one that has pleased my entire family and left them wanting me to make it again! Directions must be followed exactly.

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I made this cake a few days ago and my guests and I all felt it was boarderline unedible! I only used about 3/4 of the liquid and STILL thought it was too much. The flavor was wonderful-- I opted to skip the mango as I could not find any ripe enough... still. I served 4 pieces of this cake and the rest hit the garbage can!

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I lived in Mexico for 2.5 years and fell in love with Tres Leche cakes. This was the worst one ever, it was painfully sweet (and I like sweet things and there was way too much liquid for the cake to absorb. Lest you think it was me, the whole family ate one piece and then told me it could go down the garbage disposal !

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I was so excited to have my almost two year old daughter help me make this cake. It was her first time helping me. I knew that two cups of liquid sounded like too much to pour on top the cake plus the can of evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk. I went against my better judgement and did it anyway. The cake turned out VERY soggy after adding the liquid. Much like the reviewer who said it looked and tasted like baby cereal. It was mushy. The longer it was refrigerated though, I was able to pour out the extra liquid and salvage some of it. I followed the recipe exactly how it was stated except I didn't use parchement paper. The cake took at least 45 minutes to bake and the center never did really get all the way cooked. I had tasted a bite of the cake before pouring the liquid and it was very tasty.

I later looked up other recipes and for the same size pan recipes called for 2/3 cup milk and half a can of each, evaporated/sweetened condensed milk. So that goes to show that this was WAY too much milk!

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I was having the same issues as other reviewers, not quite sure why! I prepared the cake in an 8in square baking dish and the cake would not absorb all the liquid. I actually poured at least 1 cup to 1 1/2 cup off the cake. However, it still tasted very good. I'm just not keen on very milky cake.