Tres Leches Cake

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Great recipe. I made this for the first time for a teacher appreciation luncheon. Everybody loved it and even had a few people from Mexico tell me it tasted just like back home. Make sure to use all the milk that is called for as it is supposed to resemble more of a bread pudding than a traditional cake. This is now my husband's favorite cake!

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Served this at a Mexican-themed Christmas Party. Of all the desserts (and there were many!, this was the first gone and received the most compliments. Following some of the reviews, I poked lots of holes in the cake with a skewer and poured ALL the milk mixture over it. Perfect texture and taste. Will definitely make again.

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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this is quite possibly the worst Tres Leches I have ever tasted. Here in Houston we have lots of Mexican Restaurants and I taste the Tres Leches at almost every one. This recipe just isn't good. It tastes like a blob of flower with just a little bit of sweet sauce on it. Not sweet enough, texture is poor. I'm going to have to throw out the entire pan after tasting two pieces.

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I've made this several times now - as written each and every time. You definitely want to take your time when pouring the liquid over the cake at the end. Go slow so every piece soaks up some of that deliciousness. Even my uber-picky 6 year-old requests this cake. Outstanding! I serve it with berries and nectarines.

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I've never made this cake before. It turned out much better than I thought. I did read all the reviews, but still followed the recipe. It does use a lot of the milk mixture, and I thought that if I made this again that I wouldn't use as much. However, I conferred with some of my hispanic friends and they said it needed more milk. So, I would definitely make this recipe again and try to use all the milk mixture it calls for.

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Love, love, LOVE this cake. I usually add about 1/2 jar of caramel ice cream topping, lots of cinnamon, and a few tsps of sea salt to the milk mixture before pouring over the top.

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This was not as good as I expected it to be. Will not make again.

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Yum! I've never had this and was expecting a soggy result, but happily surprised! Of note: be sure you use a blender. I used my food processor and it leaked everywhere. Also, the milk sauce portion that was to be poured over the cake was nearly twice what I was able to use; I wound up throwing nearly half of it away. Even so, this is a GREAT cake, and I will definitely make again - and again.

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It was okay. The whipped cream lacked sweetness and flavor. I am Hispanic and have had Tres Leches many times before and I don't think this recipe matched the "traditional" taste of an authentic one. Although I will add that just because it doesn't taste the same doesn't mean it tasted bad. After drenching it with the milk mixture after pulling out of the oven the cake was not too moist but after pouring the separated milk right before serving it it really is a moist cake with good flavors combined. Emeril,sorry, you did not get two thumbs up from me on this one but thank you anyway for satisfying a sweet tooth.

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My family absolutely loved this recipe! It was super moist and melted in your mouth. My in-laws said it was like bread pudding on steroids. This has quickly become a family favorite.