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Tres Leches Cake
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Mexico Authentic home cooking from Mexico, with US measurements.
Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as Pastel de tres leche
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Tres Leches Cake

Andrés Juárez Martinez
Andrés Juárez Martinez @cook_28311732

Tres Leches Cake

Andrés Juárez Martinez
Andrés Juárez Martinez @cook_28311732
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Ingredients

1 hour
Serves 15 servings
  1. For the cake
  2. 12eggs
  3. 1 1/2 cupssugar (300 grams)
  4. 2 teaspoonsvanilla extract (10 ml)
  5. 3 cupsall-purpose flour (360 grams)
  6. For the syrup
  7. 1 canevaporated milk
  8. 2 cupswhole milk (1/2 liter)
  9. 1 cansweetened condensed milk
  10. 1cinnamon stick
  11. For the filling
  12. 12guavas
  13. 4 cupssugar (800 grams)
  14. 1cinnamon stick
  15. 4 1/4 cupswater (1 liter)
  16. For decoration
  17. Edible glitter
  18. 1 tablespoonvodka (20 ml)
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Steps

1 hour
  1. 1

    Gather all the ingredients.

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  2. 2

    Beat the egg yolks with half of the sugar until thick and pale. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with the remaining sugar to make a French meringue.

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    A picture of step 2 of Tres Leches Cake.
  3. 3

    Gently fold the yolks, meringue, and flour together, alternating between them.

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    A picture of step 3 of Tres Leches Cake.
  4. 4

    Grease and flour the cake pan, pour in the batter, and bake at 350°F (180°C) for 30 minutes.

  5. 5

    For the syrup, bring the whole milk, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and cinnamon stick to a boil. For the filling, simmer the guavas with the cinnamon stick in water until soft. Remove seeds if desired.

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    A picture of step 5 of Tres Leches Cake.
  6. 6

    Once the guavas are soft, transfer them to another bowl and mash until smooth.

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  7. 7

    When the cake is done, remove it from the pan and let it cool. Trim off the hard edges and cut the cake into three layers.

  8. 8

    Line the cake pan with a plastic bag, place one cake layer in the pan, soak it with syrup, add some filling, and repeat with the other two layers.

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    A picture of step 8 of Tres Leches Cake.
    A picture of step 8 of Tres Leches Cake.
  9. 9

    Cover with the plastic bag and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Once chilled, remove from the pan, spread yellow-tinted cream on top, then add shimmer dust and finally edible glitter.

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    A picture of step 9 of Tres Leches Cake.
    A picture of step 9 of Tres Leches Cake.
  10. 10

    Enjoy with your whole family.

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Published in the US on June 13, 2025 10:49

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