Tres Leche Cake

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Very good cake. I followed the directions precisely, and served it to my book club members. We all agreed it was great. I shared the recipe with my friends, no cake was left at the end of the evening! Thanks.

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Love Alton's recipes but this one missed the bar in a few places. The cake was a bit too dense and it way too sweet even after using half of the sugar in the frosting. Maybe beating the egg whites to make a fluffier cake and cutting the sugar in the cake as well. I added cinnamon which added a great flavor. Not the best Tres Leche cake I've had but worth a second try with some minor alterations.

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This was without a doubt the worse cake I have even made or eater. It was graining and like sand. I am not a novice baker either. I made your angel food cake recipe and it was great. So, I assumed this would be great also. I made it for Mother's day. What a mistake. Even my grandchildren would not eat more than one bite. The whip cream frosting was the only good thing.
Don't waste your time and money on making this cake@

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Awesome cake, just delicious. The only thing that I would change is : put 1 cup of milk into the glaze then the cake will be moist..... Very good recipe. Definitily a winner.

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This was... not what I expected. I followed the recipe exactly, and it came out just like Alton says it should. But I'm disappointed, I guess I just don't like Tres Leche cake. It was too soggy, not at all like a "pudding cake" as others had described it. Just an overly sweet pile of mushy cake.

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Followed the cake recipe exactly! I did use the whipped cream suggestion from iSurvivor - 3 oz of powdered sugar instead of 8 oz regular sugar - and the whipped cream was amazing and truly complimented the cake!!! Make sure you poke a TON of holes in the cake. If you don't the cake won't properly absorb all of the milk and will end up with soupy parts and parts that didn't absorb any milk! Seriously go crazy with the holes! Will definitely make again.

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This cake was a hit at my daughter's baby dedication party. It was my first time making it and I had made two of them. Absolutely love it! It simply melts in your mouth!

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Indescribably delicious, the best tres leches cake I've ever had, as a matter-of-fact. Probably because this is really a QUATRO leches cake--count 'em: half & half, sweetened condensed, evaporated, and heavy whipping cream. It just blows my mind!

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This cake is astounding. The first time I made it, it didn't come out so well. The stores in my area don't offer cake flour, and being naive, didn't know what ther difference were between cake, bread and AP flour, so I used bread flour. I've since learned how to substiture AP Flour for cake flour. I've made this cake a few times since and it is my favorite. The last time I brought it into work, and everyone was truly impressed.

Coincidently a coworker had a birthday the week after I brought in my cake and he brought in a professional bakers tres leches cake, and all anyone could say was that they thought mine was better.

For those that are complaining about the weighted measurements, go to walmart and pick up a food scale. It's a $20 investment that's well worth it. As weighing flour is much more accurate since a cup of flour can vary greatly depending on how much you pack the flour into the cup.

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SUPERB cake! We have never had Tres Leche cake before, but after seeing Alton's show, I had to give it a try. I'd never had a cake with this type of texture before. I found it to be very interesting, as did my family. We loved it! The taste is scrumptious and I will definitely be making this again. One note about the sugar in the whipped cream frosting. It MAY be a TAD sweet, but it wasn't overboard by any means. Alton Brown never lets me down. :-