Pastel de Tres Leches
Three Milks Cake
Airy sponge drowned in three milks, crowned with whipped cream and cinnamon. A cake that eats like a dream.
Pastel de Tres Leches
✦ Antes de Empezar
Before you cook
How long should it soak?
At least 4 hours; overnight is ideal for full saturation.
Ingredientes· 11View
Sponge Cake
- 1.5 cupsAll-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp baking powder + 1/4 tsp saltBaking Powder & Salt
- 5Large Eggsseparated, room temperature
- 3/4 cupGranulated Sugardivided
- 1/3 cup milk + 1.5 tsp vanillaWhole Milk & Vanilla
The Three Milks
- 12 oz canEvaporated Milk
- 14 oz canSweetened Condensed Milk
- 1/4 cupHeavy Cream
Whipped Topping
- 1.5 cupsHeavy Whipping Creamcold
- 3 tbsp sugar + 1 tsp vanillaPowdered Sugar & Vanilla
Garnish
- 1 cupFresh Strawberriessliced
Instrucciones
4 pasosBizcocho
Sponge
Whip yolks with sugar until pale. Fold in flour, then egg whites whipped to stiff peaks.
Hornea
Bake
Bake at 175°C for 25 minutes. Pierce all over with a fork while warm.
Empapa
Soak
Whisk the three milks with vanilla. Pour slowly over the sponge and chill 4 hours.
Decora
Top
Whip cream to soft peaks. Cover cake and dust with cinnamon before serving.
Authentic Culinary Gear for this Recipe
Heritage Mexican cooking relies on dedicated craft tools to develop authentic blisters, toasts, and emulsified textures.
10.5" Heavy Cast Iron Comal
Distributes high, dry radiant heat for charring poblanos, toasting chiles, and warming tortillas.
Cast Iron Tortilla Press (8")
Heavy calibrated leverage to press fresh heirloom masa dough into thin, supple rounds with zero sticking.
Heirloom Masa & Dried Chiles
Single-origin Mexican dried chiles (Ancho, Guajillo, Pasilla) and heirloom nixtamalized corn masa.
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