The softest, lightest TRES LECHES CAKE you will ever have

This Tres Leches Cake is the softest, most moist cake you will ever have. A super light and fluffy sponge is soaked in a three milk mixture to create a melt-in-your-mouth cake like no other.
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INGREDIENTS:
🔹Sponge Cake
▢1 cup (120 g) flour - plain, all purpose
▢¼ cup (30 g) cornstarch
▢1½ tsp baking powder
▢¼ tsp salt
▢5 large eggs - room temperature, white and yolks separated
▢1 cup (200 g) white granulated sugar - separated in half (1/2 for the egg whites & 1/2 for the egg yolk mixture)
▢1½ tbsp warm water - not boiling
▢2 tsp vanilla extract/essence
▢2 tbsp (30 g) unflavored vegetable oil - I use canola oil
🔹Milk Mixture
▢1¾ cups (425 g) evaporated milk - You will need two 12 oz cans (there will be some left over)
▢1 cup (305 g) sweetened condensed milk - You will need one 14 oz can (there will be a little left over)
▢¾ cup (180 g) heavy cream
🔹Stabilized Whipped Cream
▢1 cup (225 g) mascarpone - cold
▢½ cup (55 g) powdered sugar - also known as confectioners/icing sugar
▢1 tsp vanilla essence/extract
▢1½ cups (335 g) heavy cream - cold
▢ground cinnamon - for sprinkling on top
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[@CakesbyMK]

I am so so excited to share today's Tres Leches Cake recipe with you all! I hope you love it just as much as I do :D get the full written recipe here: cakesbymk.com/recipe/the-best-tres-leches-cake/

[@nafizanasarullah8882]

I was literally waiting for YOUR tres leches cake’s recipe. Thank you. Now please upload mocha leches cake and chocolate leches cake soon ❤️

[@shaguftashaheen9417]

Thank you sooooo much for this recipe. Was looking forward to your version of Tres-leches-cake. I tried it once by following a recipe from YT and kept it in fridge for good 36 hours before consuming it. Though it tasted really good. But I am sure this recipe is gonna overtake that recipe and your recipe is gonna be ky go to recipe for this cake from now. I have tried a lot of your recipes. While they all are fingerlicking but brownies, lemon cake, orange cake and spice cake are what my family is CRAZZZZYYYY about. May Allah bless you in both worlds. Aameen❤

[@SanaKhan-xg6wv]

Can u plz make some gluten free cakes

[@PaolaSolorzano-sk8gw]

As a member of the Mexican community, this recipe is approved! It's pretty much what I make for every single one of my family member's birthdays. Still waiting on that cookie butter cake recipe tho ;)

[@CakesbyMK]

Haha thank you so much!! :D I've got a cookie butter cake in the works and hope to share one soon :D

[@miricapari281]

Only you and no other pastry chef is as perfect as you dear lady

[@Itsrociotime]

THANK YOU!! This is a traditional tres leches cake. You did your homework ❤👏🏽 Este si es un tres leches!

[@CakesbyMK]

Yay!! Thank youuuu so much :D

[@seydilainez2686]

Thank you so much 😊

[@doloresglass8881]

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico; in the USA. It is obvious that you are an Accomplished Home Cook. I do not know if you are a Chef or Nutritionist. But you have a lovely set of Cooking Skills. I look forward to your recepies . Thank you for your time and efforts. ❤

[@aishachudnoff9995]

I'm also from NM and agree with you

[@CakesbyMK]

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and feedback, it honestly means a lot! :D All the love from NZ to New Mexico :D

[@user-vi1rn5kf2m]

Thank you 😊 🙏

[@susiepeters2981]

This looks so amazing

[@hajirsuliman6976]

Amazing!!! Can't wait to try it.

[@pr7074]

Just love your recipes thank you so much 🙏

[@farzanul7723]

Hi I tried this today and it turned out really well, you’re a star Thanks! - Marzia

[@CakesbyMK]

Awesome! So so happy to hear you loved the recipe Marzia :D really appreciate the feedback :) If you manage to find a spare minute I'd be so so grateful if you can kindly leave a review on my blog (if you haven't already), it really helps my content out :D Thanks so much again for trying the recipe :)

[@ojugofavour238]

Im going to give it a try

[@madzwrld14]

it's like you read my mind - i was thinking about messaging you about a tres leches recipe and guess what i see on my youtube recommended today! so excited to make this 🥰

[@CakesbyMK]

Yay! Hope you love the recipe :D

[@me.cooking.adventures]

Looks beautiful and delicious, Thank you for sharing ❤❤

[@0210fnunez]

I love 3 leches.

[@geetaramdeo687]

Looks so good 👍

[@SilviaGarlits292]

I never cease to be amazed at your talent for creating such exciting content. Thank you very much! 👏

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww thank you so much! That really means a lot :D

[@makenageoffrey151]

Hello Maryam, How are you? I know I'm a bit late on here but ever since I came across your KZbin channel, I've been hooked! I LOVE CAKES BY MK SO MUCH! ☺️❤️❤️ Your cakes are so incredibly soft, moist & delicious! So far I've made your vanilla, lemon cake & red velvet & about to try the Oreo one next. They've ALL been a banger in my household! Guys just 'inhaled' them to the last crumb! 🤣😋👌🏽 I can't wait to try all the other amazing recipes you already have and those in store for us! 💓 Thank you so much for being such an amazing & beautiful soul & sharing your wonderful recipes with us. May you flourish in all that you do! 🙏🏽 Lots of love from across the border. Nairobi, Kenya🇰🇪🤗❤️

[@doloresglass8881]

This is really an irresistible cake. I made a LARGE sheet cake & it was “inhaled” (eaten very quickly) in an hour.

[@CakesbyMK]

Heya! :D I am very well thank you and hope you are too! Thank you so so so much for your wonderful comment, I am so happy to hear you're enjoying the recipes and that your family is loving them too :D Really appreciate the wonderful feedback and all the love from NZ to Nairobi :D

[@wrightfamily7721]

Love this recipe- definitely going to try it out. Also love your enthusiasm and mad cake skills! Love watching these vids and learning new things!

[@heerakhambatta2910]

Looks yummmmm will definitely try n give feed back soon

[@MwanaidiShabani-mt5di]

blue velvet cake please

[@neha-lm3qy]

I love your recipes dear you’r superb❤❤❤

[@highridgemom7899]

It looks delicious! I'm sure that I could join you and eat 3 pieces of it. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

[@vybz_39tv]

Wow sister dis cake made me flee for cake tonight wonderful content for sure

[@GilbertMartinezHarpsichord]

You really are sent from heaven.Delightful content. Easy to follow. I want to try everything you post!

[@onikaconstantine8861]

So delicious cake 🎂😋

[@hadizamadaki]

MK you are simply an amazing baker. I have tried most of your recipes and trust me when I say you really are a teacher. I tried most of your recipes and they all turned out wonderful and I never had any issues. ❤

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww yay! This makes me so so so happy :D thank you for all your love and support :)

[@MariaFerreira-vf7fc]

Delicious cake, my daughter love it. I will make on this weekend ❤❤❤😊😊😊😊thank you for sharing

[@mustafabatliwala5481]

Thanks you sooo much mam

[@afshanjabeen2847]

Thank you so much for this amazing recipe! Please make the lotus tres leche cake next. Cant wait to try this.❤

[@luxaeterna9383]

No way! I was just thinking of making tres leches this weekend.

[@CakesbyMK]

Haha awesome!! Hope you enjoy the recipe :D

[@veronicastephens5408]

Looks absolutely delicious. One of my favorite cakes. I will definitely be making your recipe for this cake. Love from NJ [USA] 💜

[@isiaqAirat]

Best chef ever ❤

[@hibabadreddine]

I know what I'm baking this weekend! Thanks MK❤

[@CakesbyMK]

You're so welcome! Hope you enjoy it :D

[@amnawazeer2743]

Thank you for the yummy cake recipe. I will definitely try this. Please share chocolate tres leches cake version also

[@brendamaldonado2373]

Delicioso, me encanta el tres leches cake yummy 😋 ❤

[@sameeraalkhaja5786]

Amazing

[@hamzakhan9337]

very yummy❤

[@lovelyrxse9457]

I have to remember to get myself more heavy cream and condensed milk for this recipe because it looks so good! I tried out your chocolate sponge cake recipe and brownie recipe, and both were a success and delicious, so im looking forward to tres leches cake now :)

[@WakeUpItsSnowing]

Her vanilla cake recipe is DIVINE!

[@CakesbyMK]

Yay! So happy to hear you loved both the chocolate sponge and brownies, and hope you love this tres leches cake just as much :D Really appreciate the feedback :)

[@maribeltalamantes3166]

OK, I add Baileys creamer or Kahlua coffee liqueur. You can also make a mocha tres leches, strawberry I am telling you sky's the limit.

[@jancourtney9965]

This looks soooo good 😋. I recently made your orange cake for a friend 50th and boy everyone raved about it. Absolutely delicious 😋. ❤❤

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww yay! So so happy to hear everyone loved the orange cake and happy 50th birthday to your friend! :D If you manage to find a spare minute I'd be so so grateful if you can kindly leave a review on my blog (if you haven't already), it really helps my content out :D Thanks so much again for trying the recipe :)

[@sameeraalkhaja5786]

I made it today for my family Everyone loved it so yummy thanks alot for sharing

[@CakesbyMK]

Yay! So so happy to hear everyone loved it Sameera :D If you manage to find a spare minute I'd be so so grateful if you can kindly leave a review on my blog (if you haven't already), it really helps my content out :D Thanks so much again for trying the recipe :)

[@alexanderantol3769]

Very nice ❤and thank you for interesting ifea❤👍✌️🤟🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@lakshizayn3026]

Wowww it turned out well❤❣️🥰

[@CakesbyMK]

Thank you so much! :D

[@ingridarendse3497]

Hi MK, thank you for sharing.... this bake looks so yummy 😋 I'm Def going to make this for our family lunch on mother's day!

[@CakesbyMK]

You're so welcome! Hope you enjoyed the recipe :D

[@raheemamohamadshereef]

I made this today for a party. It was a hit.. everyone liked it.. I didn’t add mascarpone just whipping cream

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww yay!! So so happy to hear eveyone loved it :D thank you so much for the feedback :) If you manage to find a spare minute I'd be so so grateful if you can kindly leave a review on my blog (if you haven't already), it really helps my content out :D Thanks so much again for trying the recipe :)

[@user-tv1uw3jv2i]

Ohhhh tres leche hecho por ti. Será una locura. Graciass 💖 por regalarnos un martes dulce. Y maravilloso ❤

[@CakesbyMK]

Gracias!! :D

[@vanishya2923]

All ur videos are so informative. Can u pls teach us how to make a piping cream to write on a cake

[@melanielidji8992]

Hi MK! Thanks again for these beautiful treat! I actually am new to your Channel and tried the lemon blueberry cake for the very first time on Mother’s Day and it was a success. I would like to ask you where could I purchase the oblong pan you’re using? Have a great day and can’t wait to try more recipes 😊❤

[@luxaeterna9383]

I made it last night, it was so hard to wait overnight! It was DIVINE. ❤(I used a caramel whipped cream on top, which also worked really well.)

[@CakesbyMK]

Yay!! So so happy to hear you loved the recipe :D and a caramel whipped cream topping sounds sooo good! If you manage to find a spare minute I'd be so so grateful if you can kindly leave a review on my blog (if you haven't already), it really helps my content out :D Thanks so much again for trying the recipe :)

[@doloresglass8881]

Thank you for your help and efforts. You & your work are appreciated. Thank you. & May Christ bless you & “yous.r”

[@user-un7dq7dn8i]

@cakesby mk , I have asked you this long ago and my wish is fulfilled now .. my words r not enuf of show my happiness

[@drhayat4677]

I have made this cake with the same recipe, and it's to die for. I used simple whipped cream,❤ but everything turned out to be just perfect

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww yay! So so happy to hear you loved the recipe and yes simple whipped cream is so good with this recipe too :D If you manage to find a spare minute I'd be so so grateful if you can kindly leave a review on my blog (if you haven't already), it really helps my content out :D Thanks so much again for trying the recipe and really appreciate the feedback :)

[@mariamtee]

This reminds me of a childhood favourite. My mother learnt a recipe in the 1970s from an aunt for ‘ Pineapple Sponge Cake dessert’. It started with a sponge cake that is almost exactly like yours but it was drenched with lightly sweetened milk and syrup from the pineapple can. The cream icing wasn’t sweetened since the pineapple chunks were deemed sweet enough. I guess people like their desserts much sweeter and richer now. One could easily have half of it in one sitting such was the light airiness.

[@CakesbyMK]

That sounds sooo delicious! I'll have to try that out sometime :D

[@Ak47111]

Assalam o Alaikum Mashallah you are doing fantastic @Mk May Allah swt bless you ameen

[@asmaraasim3539]

Dear plz share the recepie of strawberry cheesecake

[@samra77manzoor15]

Great recipe. How about if i have a prty, so i freeze the batter and then balls on the day... is it still gonna be fluffy?

[@linam.9675]

Your recipes are my go to! I love the crumbly equation you mastered and shared with us. May Allah reward you delights from Jannah Now here is a challenge: I've been trying to make the cakes "healthier" by adding protein powder, but no matter how I tweaked it it never came out right.. I wonder if you can somehow crack it ? 😅😅

[@CakesbyMK]

Aww thank you so much for all your love and duas! I wish the same for you sis :D Haha healthier cakes can be sooo tricky because sugar plays a huge role in the texture of a cake. I do plan to experiment with this and hopefully share some healthier recipes at the beginning of next year (when everyones feeling pumped to try healthier alternatives haha) :D

[@heerakhambatta2910]

Can u make some flavour ones. Seasonal fruits

[@sophieg8522]

Is taking the crust off NECESSARY 100% or will the milk mixture still soak in if we leave it?

[@zeenatthakur2898]

Looks very yummy, can’t wait to try this, but if I want it eggless, how much of butttermilk or curd should I use instead of eggs,please help me out.

[@CakesbyMK]

Thank you Zeenat! :D Unfortunately for this recipe, with it being a sponge cake it relies heavily on the eggs for its structure and rise. I don't think you'll be able to replicate it by substituting the eggs with buttermilk or yoghurt. It might be best to search for an eggless tres leches cake recipe :) Sorry about that!

[@belle1761]

Hi MK! This is my daughter's favorite cake! But I have a question. Why add oil? Have always heard that sponge cakes do not have any fat. But this looks delicious! I guess it is time to update my recipe 😊

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi Belle! Great question :) So some sponge cakes don't have any fat, and some have a little (like a genoise sponge). I just find that a tad bit of oil helps to keep the cake super soft and moist. Sometimes there can be bits of a tres leches cake that may not be soaked as well as other bits, so the extra oil just helps to make sure that you never get a dry bite! :) Hope you enjoy the recipe :D

[@chandnijha5418]

This looks so great! I have a question please- How do I halve this recipe and adjust baking time? I want to make this just for my husband and myself so such a large cake would be too much for us. Thank you!

[@CakesbyMK]

Thank you!! :) You can simply half the quantities (I have a button on my recipe card on my blog that will help you do this automatically) and then use a smaller baking tin (an 8 or 9 inch round tin should work well). Because the thickness of the cake is roughly the same, the baking time will be around the same as the original recipe, but just test it by gently touching the top and if it slowly bounces back the cake is ready (you can use a toothpick to check too). Hope that helps! :)

[@chandnijha5418]

@@CakesbyMK thank you so much! I did go to your blog and found the extremely convenient button you have included (thank you). I made the cake just as you’ve said and my husband, I kid you not, ate the entire cake by himself. It was fabulous.

[@bukoyebukola7085]

What can be used in place of mascarpone? Love always

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi there! :) You can simply leave it out and make a more simple whipped cream (the recipe for the simple version is on the video and in my blog post - cakesbymk.com/recipe/the-best-tres-leches-cake/) You could also use cream cheese but it does change the taste of the whipped cream :)

[@user-tv1uw3jv2i]

MK por favor, por favor, ❤ necesito hacerte dos preguntitas. La tarta de fideos de colores, se me fundieron los fideos en el biscocho, que hago ? Y cdo haces un biscocho el día antes, para montar la tarta al otro día como lo conservas???

[@CakesbyMK]

Hola! :D For the sprinkles disappearing, it's best to use a brand that uses artificial color not natural color, and the sprinkles should be relatively firm :) For preserving cake layers, I would recommend wrapping them in cling wrap and placing into an airtight container until you are ready to use them the next day :) Hope that helps!

[@user-tv1uw3jv2i]

Muchas graciass MK, utilice los fideos Arco Iris Vahine, 71g. Y los biscochos los envuelvo en papel film dentro de un recipiente hermetico PERO a temperatura ambiente o dentro del refrigerador hasta el otro día???

[@sophieg8522]

In the Stabilized Whipped Cream, can Philadelphia cream cheese be used to replace the Mascarpone? I cannot afford the latter. Would I increase the sugar?

[@ShamimAhmed-zo2su]

You made tres leches before too on this channel..which recipe is best. I want to bake Saturday morning

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi there! :) This recipe is better (in my opinion) and is the one that is on my blog :) hope that helps and hope you enjoy the recipe!

[@cakesbysamira]

Hi what do you do with your cakes, i mean do you make these cakes for video only.

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi! Yes just for videos/my blog :) My family and friends get the leftovers :D

[@zeenathshahadha197]

Can you please make a video of basic mistakes when we make cakes

[@CakesbyMK]

Yesss I've done a few videos on this already :D check out this video first: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoPcYn6re7KXhdE And you can find more on this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLHs34tfPHZqbqS83re-SzlLqdJccdNqnw&si=3YM7dK3BMV9CBXGn Hope that helps! :)

[@cheffaiskitchen...7626]

On which stage you added flour mixture?

[@CakesbyMK]

Heya! At the end after adding in the first half of the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture :)

[@Wheresmycoffee162]

Can I do a round and layered tres Leches cake?

[@CakesbyMK]

Heya! :) Good question! I’ve never tried a layered Tres Leches before, but I imagine if you soak the cakes while you’re assembling the layer cake and then let it sit for a while to soak up the milk it should work fine? It would probably be too hard to move the cake layers if they’re soaked beforehand - if that makes sense! I’ll have to try it out sometime and maybe share a recipe 😀

[@elsasturges9410]

Hi. Where did you get your pan? Link please. Thank you.

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi there! I got it from a shop here in NZ called Milly's, but you can also find it on Amazon - here is a link :) amzn.to/4bwQe0u

[@inSearchOfZen392]

This cake was such a rage in India an year back.

[@CakesbyMK]

Interesting!! Had no idea :)

[@binte_Zakir]

How many days we can store this cake 🍰

[@CakesbyMK]

Heya! :) For about a week in the fridge :)

[@sophanebremner8664]

Can Philadelphia cream cheese be used?

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi there! :) This will change the taste of the whipped cream (I prefer the more neutral taste of the mascarpone), but technically you can use cream cheese as a whipped cream stabiliser too :)

[@kristelngami4816]

"TROIS LAITS" in French

[@muhammadtoufiq55]

What's the size of the pan?

[@CakesbyMK]

Hi there! Its a 9x13 inch pan :)

[@leenapatel877]

This is nice cake i like making but I am vegitarian so please share me without egg this recipe either sugarcane replacement for eggs

[@CakesbyMK]

Thank you!! :) I have a few eggless recipes you can check out here: cakesbymk.com/recipe-category/eggless/ Hope that helps!

[@hennaabid973]

Please teach sugar cookies no fail no spread Please 🙏

[@rovalwalters4714]

Vybz39 sen mi

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