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Tres Leches Cake

A light and airy sponge cake soaked in three kinds of milk and topped with whipped cream for an ultra-moist dessert.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 320
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Sponge Cake
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1.5 tsp baking powder
  • 0.25 tsp salt
Milk Mixture
  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 12 oz evaporated milk
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Equipment

  • baking dish
  • mixing bowl
  • electric mixer

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven and prepare baking dish.
  2. Mix and bake sponge cake until golden.
  3. Soak cake with milk mixture and chill before serving.

Notes

For best results, refrigerate overnight to allow full absorption of the milk mixture.