I made this the other day and it is easily the best tres leches I’ve ever made. I doubled the milk mix like suggested, and I finally got the moist texture I like in a tres leches cake. The cake held up so well. I would say days 2-3 are the best days for this cake. Having it on the first day is a sin because it doesn’t do the cake justice. It needs to soak at least overnight to really get the full flavor and texture. Next time, I am going to steep the milk mixture with citrus peels and cinnamon sticks for extra depth of flavor and then soak the cake. Takes a bit more time but so, so worth it! Thank you so much good sir. You are a master of your craft. Everything I’ve made by you is always perfect and I think it’s due to how much attention you pay to details and how well you communicate with your audience. You really take the time to think about everything and it shows because when I make a recipe of yours I’m never confused or lost. You think of it all!
So if I make the cake tonight and let the milks soak in overnight and make the whipped cream in the morning and put the whipped cream on, will it hold till dinner time?
is it just me or people here also really watch his videos just for the sake of watching gives genuine joy b/c he really nails it explaining the recipe .
Two cups purpose flour 240 g 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 tsp Baking powder 5 large eggs separated 1 1/4 cup Granulated sugar 1/2 cup of whole milk 120g 2 tsp vanilla extract Bake 350 f for 25-30 mins One 12 ounce can Evaporated Milk (354g) 2/3 cup whole milk 160ml One 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk (397g) 2 cups heavy cream (480ml)+ powdered sugar(optional)
Anyone else struggling with the measurement of flour? 2 cups isn't 240g.... Should I do 2 cups or 240g?.. my 1 cup measuring cup says. 1 cup = 236ml...
That's a liquid measuring cup. You need a scale to weigh flour. Otherwise, sift well and spoon out into your measuring cup to the 2 cup line, without compacting flour and it will be close to accurate.@jessicariley6235
I followed this recipe. I had never made a cake from scratch or done anything requiring egg separating or anything like that, so I was slightly overwhelmed at first 😂 but you made it look so easy and it was really easy to follow along to! With each successful step I felt super proud of myself. From seeing perfect peeking egg whites to looking at my cake that looked exactly like a sponge, I felt really accomplished every step of the way. The whole reason I even made this cake was because someone very special to me told me it was his favorite cake and that it was what he wanted most for his birthday. He said it was the best tres leches he has ever had. And everyone else who tried it was crazy about it too. I just wanted to say thank you so much for an amazing recipe and for a great, easy to follow video tutorial. It felt really good to make this for someone who means so much to me. I also loved the feeling I got from baking this cake and I can’t wait to try out more recipes and enhance my baking skills with these videos ❤
I’m in the same boat never baked a cake from scratch and making this for my lovely boyfriend for his birthday tomorrow as a surprise because it’s his favorite! I hope I have as much success as you!
Milk cake Ingredients: for the syrup: 354 ml evaporated milk 397g sweetened condensed milk 160ml milk for the cake: 240g plain flour 5 eggs 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 tsp baking powder 250g sugar 120ml milk 2tsp vanilla extract for the icing: 2tbs icing sugar 480 ml heavy whipping cream i love this cake! i always make it for my family and they love it as well! it is so fluffy, creamy and indulgent 😋😋
This is the best recipe, I made it for my friends birthday (he was an international student from Mexico) and he was so touched when I made this. He was extremely happy that I made this for him and everyone loved it 🥹 I stayed up til 1 am making this hahahaha i wanna make it again
That’s such a sweet story 🥹 it’s so nice watching people enjoy your hard work. I’m making this cake now for the first time for Christmas and I’m really hoping my family likes it. 🤞
This is seriously close to my abuela recipe. I’m going to make it for her using this recipe and surprise her. She’s has dementia and I bet when she bites into this cake she’s gonna have a good day.
@@PreppyKitchen I just wanted to let you know, I made this for my grandma and it seriously gave her a whole hour of remembering everything. She said it was delicious and she is so proud of the woman I have become. The power of food. Thank you for sharing your delicious magical recipe 🥹❤️
@@reirei7851I am so glad you updated us! I was going to ask how it went. So happy you got that hour back with your abuela. It sounds like a moment that will forever stay with you. I hope life is treating you well. God bless🙏🏼
@@18238 aww Madison. That’s so sweet of you. Sadly since, she has passed away. But that moment of having her back for just a little while was everything to me.
My mum has a mexican cook book, she made this cake since I was a child we call it three milk cake. Absolutely love this cake, it has been a family favourite. I'm from Australia and it's not known that well here
Ahhhh love Tres Leches cake! I was fortunate to have grown up in a neighborhood that had local Mexican bakeries and they would have these made fresh daily. It has become one of my all-time favorites ❤️.
This Cake its exactly the perfect balance of soft textures, sweet and milk! I've been doing it for several times and this year, TODAY, it was the request of my husband for his B-day cake! Lovely! Thank you so Much! Delicious!
I made this for our Eid celebration and it was the best cake of my life! I can’t wait for another occasion to make it again! I can’t explain how delicious the flavour is and the cake comes out so perfect for the milk syrup! Love love love! Thank you
My dad will add ground cinnamon on top of the cake and it will add a extra punch of flavor to the cake. Tres leches cake is always a delight. I love your feed. Everything looks delicious.
There was something about your personality that stroke me as sassy but in a reaaaally subtle way, which is something I love about this channel, and now that you said you’re half Mexican it all makes perfect beautiful sense!
My ten year old girl learns how to make your amazing brownies from you 🤗 And my husband make your awesome crepes recipe my family loves your videos 😘saludos and God Blas you 😇
I imagine John would lend himself so well to an animated series! He has such an expressive face and the perfect crooked smile, so random but I of course mean this in the best possible way ☺️🤓
Second year in a row I come back here for my mommas bday cake. I added about 1-Cup of rompope (mexican eggnog) and it adds so much flavor! Thank you John you have become my go to!
I tried this recipe. Amazingly good and pure. Tres leches should be as simple as possible, as this amazing dude is showing. This cake is so good it doesn't really need anything special.
My boyfriend tried this at a Peruvian restaurant and told me it was the best cake he's ever had. I am baking it now (last weekend he came with me to a congress and so I wasn't there all alone and I want to thank him) and my kitchen smells amazing, can't wait to try it ❤
Absolutely loved this recipe! My family devoured the entire cake in minutes! Thank you! thank you! Your recipes never dissapoint and are always a hit! ❤
I made this for a family gathering and it was perfect! My father in law is Mexican so my husbands family is pretty particular the tres leches. My husband said it was the best tres leches he ever had, not too sweet. 🎉
Just made this cake with your recipe and let me tell you! I’m not a fan of tres leeches, but my grandmother loves it so I wanted to surprise her for her birthday coming up! I made a test cake last night that me and my boyfriend tasted! It was AMAZING!! I absolutely loved it! THANK YOU!
My daughter always prefers these tres leches cakes for her birthdays. Speaking of coffee, I’m a person who’s always needed something sweet for breakfast. So once I started drinking coffee I realized I could drink it sweet to keep myself from eating too much sugar or fatty foods in the morning. Thanks for the recipes & tips as always!
I made this cake twice already and it came out delicious I am very glad I chose your video for the recipe as it's simple with clear instructions.Thanks you so much
OMG! that's a wonderful surprise, that your mom is from Mexico!!! She must be so proud of you for making this. Me a Mexican in Michigan hasn't attempted to make this delicious cake. I love your recipes and I am sure I will try this. Thanks, better said gracias! PD. My favorite way to have condensed milk is with pancakes😋😘
Ha! I’ve never thought of condensed milk on pancakes, and I love condensed milk. Thank you! (I’d eat it by the spoonful when I was a kid..) I’ll try it this weekend. Any how to’s I should know? Syrup on top? Honey?
I'm from Nicaragua and I love this cake so much, it's actually my mom's favorite, I'm thinking about making this for her birthday so thank you so much for the recipe, they're always amazing
This is the best thing I've ever made. Seriously!!! So delicious and fluffy and surprisingly easy/fast to make. I'll definitely be making this again soon!!!
John!!! OMG!!! I love you. Told my daughters that you are my RUclips bestie. I love all of your recipes. I just made this with my daughter and it is perfect. The best tres leches cake. It is even better than Porto's Bakery. Thank you so much.
I love the fact that all the recipes turn out so good!!and the fact that you have all measurements in grams too.. more Mexican recipes please!!!love them!!
@@naydelinramos6526 okay? But it’s not from all over Latin America. It’s from Nicaragua. Nicaraguans introduced the cake to Guatemala, Mexico, and other countries when they migrated north into the USA. It makes sense how the history got skewed. More often than not Mexicans claim stuff automatically without doing any research. In Guerrero Mexico they have Nacatamales when it already exists. It’s another Nicaraguan dish they claim is theirs. 💀 the list goes on. Mole tamals? That was Guatemala’s idea. But Oaxacans made it recently im the 1990s. And oh yeah, the gatekeeping of mesoamerican food. But I digress
@@nic558 No, it's not Nicaraguan. Tres leches is 100% Mexican. In México there was a practice of soaking dry bread in wine to soften it up (a practice that the Spanish brought to México) in the mod 1920's Nestlé opened a production plant in México in which they made condensed milk, so people started soaking bread in it, and pan de tres leches was born. The plant in México started printing the recipe in the back of carnation condensed milk cans. A couple of years later Nestlé started shipping condensed milk to Nicaragua during the U.S. military presence, they had the plant in mexico provide the supply, the cans they shipped were the ones with the ,pan de tres leches, recipe on it. In México pan de tres leches was popular, but the recipe completley blew up in Nicaragua, to the point they made it a national dish. Not realizing that the recipe was from Mexico, but that didn't stop you guys from nationalizing it Nestlé even backs this claim up. The recipe originated in Mexico.
@@Ufollowme2 it’s not Mexican. It’s been proven that the oldest recipe came from Nicaragua. There’s been documented evidence for this. The cake itself was originally a different kind in Europe. Mexico did not invent tres leches. What likely happened is when Nicaraguan migrants traveled through Mexico they introduced the cake. Stop it.
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This is my fiancées favorite cake. Followed this video/recipe exactly and it came out fantastic. I may try doubling the milk mixture next time, as she likes her tres leches “swimming”, but not so sure it needs it. She was dancing in joy while eating; that’s how you know it’s good! Your recipes never fail me, thanks John! 💪🏼
I have made this recipe twice. And it’s really good. I made this for my nephew’s birthday party and i got a lot of compliments and the guests really loved it.
This morning I saw a girls video making tres leches before her uber eats order arrived so I thought “mmmh, I should make a tres leches cake”. I searched for your old recipe but I doubted, because it was very different to other recipes I had saw. And then you post this video JUST IN TIME. So happy
On my 18th birthday, my mom bought me a tres leches cake from Costco and it had a strawberry fitting in between the two cake layers. My family and cousins have been obsessed since and it’s one of the first birthday cakes we finished fully. Everyone enjoyed it and now we have been having some variation of tres leches instead of a ‘tradition’ cake. So I really wanted to learn how to make it and will try this recipe today! Will let you know how it goes, I’m not much of a baker but this seems easy. 😅
Sooo I’m Update: I made it and while I work working on whipping up your egg whites, it wasn’t getting the peaks and it was a good 5-7 minutes whisking, probably even longer because I knew that it would be the most important part of making tres leches. So it got slightly thicker but not those stiff peaks. My cake was verrrrryyyyyy hard. I had some hopes that the milk mixture would get soaked up and make the cake mushier but it did absolutely nothing 😢 I just wanted to know why they weren’t whipping or if there is something else that was the issue. I did get confused at one part where you mixed in the yolks with the flour, my mixture be came verrrrrrry thick. I followed everything by it’s measurements so what may be the problem? 😢
I love making the sauce and putting it over all of my favorite cakes. I just recently used a pumpkin bread kit and put the sauce on it, everyone at the party went wild for it. There wasn't a single slice of cake left in the pan by the end of the event.
My mom loved this cake! I was going to buy a tres leches cake for her birthday but then I saw this recipe. I was worried that I didnt have a metal pan. I baked in a glass 9x13. It took longer but it still cake out perfectly.
I remember buying this at my local bakery in Puerto Rico. I was searching for a recipe to make my sister in law a simple but delicious cake and had forgotten about tres leches. Definitely making this one for her!
Thank you for sharing this tres leche cake recipe, John! It’s delicious! One suggestions for the syrup: you could add 1/4 - 1/2 cup of dark rum. It would give the cake a bit extra flavor and a bit booze. It’s a suggestion from my husband and tested well amongst people who tried my cake.
In Puerto Rico tres leches cake is a must every time we go to the Bakery or Panadería ❤ It makes me so happy to see how much you enjoy making this recipe ☺️
I remember one gathering at church, a member made a cinco (5) leches cake. I never had of it, but it was like a dream. The whipped topping made it that much better. 🥲 And this recipe brings the temptation for a tres leches cake and that memory!
Hi Dear John… I finally made this tres leches cake since I got tired of buying a slice for $6 dollars. I made it and I can’t believe it was so good I’m impressed I actually made it .Thank you so much for explaining everything here and on your website.
Your smile is so infectious! I'm making lemon strawberry cupcakes for easter! (lemon cupcakes with strawberry buttercream) thank you for all the delicious recipes!!😋
This cake looks delicious.... I made your Lemon Bars last night, they turned out great!! I impressed myself, lol, I even made the sugar with the lemon zest.. Wow,, never knew I could do that.❤️ Happy Easter to You and your Family.. Much Love from the West Coast 🇨🇦😘❤️
Flour +salt+baking power White eggs 5 with sugar mix well Suger totel 1/4 cup both in 🥚 🥚🥚🥚🥚 Yellow eggs 5 with suger with little milk 🥛 vanilla asst mix Coundes milk with Oder milk mix well Wiping cream with suger 2spons then mix well Cake ready 👍🏻🤩
This is one of my favorite pastries of my country. We sprinkle cinnamon on the top, the cinnamon adds an extra flavor. Instead of strawberries we put cherries. I love it...
I just got one from Trader Joe’s a couple of days ago and OMG it’s the best cake I’ve ever tasted it’s super moist, light, creamy and VERY DELICIOUS!! Looking forward to make it at home thank you! 😍
Making this for my boyfriend’s birthday because he’s talked about how much he’s missed this cake from his childhood. It turned out beautiful and I hope he loves it!
Cool! I’ll definitely try it! I’m exited to bake it for my grand parents, because every time when they come I bake one of your recipes and they always find it so delicious!✨♥️
I followed along and at first when I saw the cake was thin I thought something was wrong. I guess I didn’t spread as flat as I should so some parts were thinner than others. But ended up soaking all the milks very well and it was the best cake I’ve ever done! So delicious! 🤤 I’ll do it again for sure!
I’m from PR cause the heavy cream is a little expensive we use condensed, evaporated and regular fresh milk and the taste of the tres leches is beyond heavenly, had baked few times and garnish with home made italian merengue 🧁.
When y'all mix the yolk please make sure your bowl is warm may be in microwave for 30sec to minute. Unless it's impossible to firm the yolk. I wasted eggs until I find out it needed to be warm.
Chuy's is the best I ever had. If you don't have one near you. Sara bites chuy copycat recipe on RUclips is amazing too !! This might be my next recipe to try!
I made this cake…it came out so tasty….at first it felt a lil dry like it needed more Milk….but still tasted delicious…oh boy but by the next day it was way better and moist literally everywhere😋😋😋 Thank you John!!
I agree - though my mistake was to make the other one which as a video here: ruclips.net/video/nyZOSH8i5rA/видео.html This one had butter in it and was not airy at all, and really did not soak the sauce very well. All in all I felt it was a waste. And the confusing part is that blog recipe leads to this video and they are not the same recipe at all.. I recently made this cake from a box which did not require any fat, and the cake when baked turned out similar to the one in *this* video, which ended up just perfect when soaked. So I might give this video recipe a go. However it still sounds like very sweet, I might cut away some from the cake, especially if using sweetened condensed milk in the sauce.
@@nihant5520 I would be careful with taking out sugar as these eggs need it for stabilization and to create that emulsion to capture air which helps with the rising of this cake, otherwise the cake may not rise enough. I'm not saying u can't.
I'm making this lactose free for my hubby to try. I'm using coconut milk, condensed coconut milk, and lactose free evaporated milk. The milk mixture tasted so good right now!
Very good!!!!!! In Brazil we make a cake similar to this one, but to wet the cake we use coconut milk, condensed milk and whole milk. We call it Bolo Gelado.
Oh my?! This looks amazing. Condensed milk and evaporated milk take me back to my childhood! They were yummy. I’ve so got to make this! Thank you John for sharing this recipe tutorial! 😊
I had planned to make a Tres Leches cake for our Easter dinner using a different recipe, but when I saw your post yesterday morning, I switched recipes. Your recipe was so easy to follow, and it tastes fantastic! This one gains a slot in my recipe book, for sure!
I made it! For the first time making it was delicious! Super easy to follow along! The second time I made it with brown sugar. Do not make that mistake! It changed the color and a little bit of the texture. Now I know!
thanks for the clear step by step. I made this for my wife originally from South America. Fred Meyer let us down at last minute so dad tried it! It worked. I made my first cake.!!! (HEY im good on the barbecue!)
We have a local tres leches maker, Tres Lecheria, which creates so many fun flavors like banana split and horchata! Now I'm wondering if I should try some of them out at home!
I just don't like seeing the pans that are not even intended for use, hanging in the area of high priority area as decoration, it looks lame, Mom Spec lame.
I first had tres leches cake when i was in saudi arabia, i got it from this turkish resteraunt called modo, and i just fell in love with it. Then me and my mom made it at home and we've been making it ever since.
I love tres leches cake too! I played around with a couple f extra versions to add to my repertoire. 1. At Christmas, I add homemade, spiked egg nog in place of the evaporated milk and cream. 2. I make a chocolate version with a rich, Mexican hot cocoa. And to round up and have a trifecta.... 3. I’ve used coconut milk in place of evaporated milk or cream.
Thank you for this recipe! This cake is awesome. Made it for our Bible Study group who slicked it down double time. Everyone LOVED it. I’ve never had a better Tres Leches. And now I can do it myself. pre-ordering your book now.
You make baking soooo much fun. The cake looks scrumptious! Definitely will try it. Thank you for your effort on the video. By the way, congrats on your book!
I tried this recipe the other day and everything was absolutely perfect. It’s difficult to nail a perfect tres leches, but your recipe does it perfectly. Thank you!
I cant wait to try this recipe! So glad that you have and as expected it turned out perfect. This dude is absolutely incredible when it comes to baking and especially his detailed recipes 🇿🇦
*Tres leches was inspired originally from England around the middle ages. Considering its form, tres leches can be categorized as Trifle Cake which originated in England. Soaking a cake was and still an easy way to repurpose old or stale cake. In the 1930 depression hits and prices were skyrocket but canned milk were affordable and added luxury to cooking in times of needs. Someone in Nicaragua got creative possibly inspired by "Pio V" or "Sopa Borracha", and combined evaporated milk, and whole milk to sponge cakes, and soaked the cake with the MegaMilk.*
I guess every mexican child knows this cake before any other. The tres leches has an special place in my heart.
So true! Happy baking!
My DIL is Mexican. Yes !!
Americans dont give an f about mexicans
I'm arab and I can relate 😃
Ay caramba!
I made this the other day and it is easily the best tres leches I’ve ever made. I doubled the milk mix like suggested, and I finally got the moist texture I like in a tres leches cake. The cake held up so well. I would say days 2-3 are the best days for this cake. Having it on the first day is a sin because it doesn’t do the cake justice. It needs to soak at least overnight to really get the full flavor and texture. Next time, I am going to steep the milk mixture with citrus peels and cinnamon sticks for extra depth of flavor and then soak the cake. Takes a bit more time but so, so worth it! Thank you so much good sir. You are a master of your craft. Everything I’ve made by you is always perfect and I think it’s due to how much attention you pay to details and how well you communicate with your audience. You really take the time to think about everything and it shows because when I make a recipe of yours I’m never confused or lost. You think of it all!
I made it and some parts came out chewy???? Suggestions??
So if I make the cake tonight and let the milks soak in overnight and make the whipped cream in the morning and put the whipped cream on, will it hold till dinner time?
@@veronicat6776
Filter the flour
Mix with the egg yolks evenly before folding the whites
Add the flour in batches to the york rather than vice versa
@@veronicat6776 I will😢😂😢cbvvvggvgnn he had Zx
@@ashleeridgway3017 did it?
is it just me or people here also really watch his videos just for the sake of watching gives genuine joy b/c he really nails it explaining the recipe .
💯 I love his personality and the way he explains everything - If I actually ever decide to bake, I’m going to use his recipes😂
Two cups purpose flour 240 g
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp Baking powder
5 large eggs separated
1 1/4 cup Granulated sugar
1/2 cup of whole milk 120g
2 tsp vanilla extract
Bake 350 f for 25-30 mins
One 12 ounce can Evaporated Milk (354g)
2/3 cup whole milk 160ml
One 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk (397g)
2 cups heavy cream (480ml)+ powdered sugar(optional)
You are so kind ❤️Thank you very much for the recipe🍰
Thank you for the oven temperature. I did not see it in the video or online recepie. ❤
Anyone else struggling with the measurement of flour? 2 cups isn't 240g.... Should I do 2 cups or 240g?.. my 1 cup measuring cup says. 1 cup = 236ml...
That's a liquid measuring cup. You need a scale to weigh flour. Otherwise, sift well and spoon out into your measuring cup to the 2 cup line, without compacting flour and it will be close to accurate.@jessicariley6235
Is it not butter at all ?
I followed this recipe. I had never made a cake from scratch or done anything requiring egg separating or anything like that, so I was slightly overwhelmed at first 😂 but you made it look so easy and it was really easy to follow along to! With each successful step I felt super proud of myself. From seeing perfect peeking egg whites to looking at my cake that looked exactly like a sponge, I felt really accomplished every step of the way.
The whole reason I even made this cake was because someone very special to me told me it was his favorite cake and that it was what he wanted most for his birthday. He said it was the best tres leches he has ever had. And everyone else who tried it was crazy about it too.
I just wanted to say thank you so much for an amazing recipe and for a great, easy to follow video tutorial. It felt really good to make this for someone who means so much to me. I also loved the feeling I got from baking this cake and I can’t wait to try out more recipes and enhance my baking skills with these videos ❤
your comment made me so happy and reminded me why i love baking! hope you have a great time enhancing your skills :)
I’m in the same boat never baked a cake from scratch and making this for my lovely boyfriend for his birthday tomorrow as a surprise because it’s his favorite! I hope I have as much success as you!
Milk cake Ingredients:
for the syrup:
354 ml evaporated milk
397g sweetened condensed milk
160ml milk
for the cake:
240g plain flour
5 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking powder
250g sugar
120ml milk
2tsp vanilla extract
for the icing:
2tbs icing sugar
480 ml heavy whipping cream
i love this cake! i always make it for my family and they love it as well! it is so fluffy, creamy and indulgent 😋😋
Obrigada por escrever a receita 😊
Assim agente pode traduzir para o português, sou Brasileira.
Thanks for the ingredients, I wanted to jot it down and now I have it!
What type of sugar?
@@mahdiyat White, granulated sugar :)
@@mahdiyatyou will also need powdered sugar
This is the best recipe, I made it for my friends birthday (he was an international student from Mexico) and he was so touched when I made this. He was extremely happy that I made this for him and everyone loved it 🥹 I stayed up til 1 am making this hahahaha i wanna make it again
That’s such a sweet story 🥹 it’s so nice watching people enjoy your hard work. I’m making this cake now for the first time for Christmas and I’m really hoping my family likes it. 🤞
1. This video convinced me that I can bake this cake.
2. Sweetened condensed milk in iced coffee is better than ANY Starbucks drink!
You need to try karak coffee!
This is seriously close to my abuela recipe. I’m going to make it for her using this recipe and surprise her. She’s has dementia and I bet when she bites into this cake she’s gonna have a good day.
Aww that is so sweet! I hope it's a taste she loves!
@@PreppyKitchen I just wanted to let you know, I made this for my grandma and it seriously gave her a whole hour of remembering everything. She said it was delicious and she is so proud of the woman I have become. The power of food. Thank you for sharing your delicious magical recipe 🥹❤️
@@reirei7851I am so glad you updated us! I was going to ask how it went. So happy you got that hour back with your abuela. It sounds like a moment that will forever stay with you. I hope life is treating you well. God bless🙏🏼
@@18238 aww Madison. That’s so sweet of you. Sadly since, she has passed away. But that moment of having her back for just a little while was everything to me.
Isn't his mother Mexican? Could be why the recipe is close 😋
I just had my first slice of tres leches cake ever about 10 minutes ago and I can't believe I have been missing out this whole time: it's delicious!
😃😃😃😃😃🤣🙂🙂🙃😉😉😉😉😊😊😛
I made this recipe yesterday as a gift to a coworker on her birthday!She loved it.She has a mouth-gasm.
My mum has a mexican cook book, she made this cake since I was a child we call it three milk cake. Absolutely love this cake, it has been a family favourite. I'm from Australia and it's not known that well here
Yeah the translation of it it’s tres leche which means three milk cake ;). It’s delicious omg!
Not trying to be rude but that's literally the translation of it, from spanish to english
@Death Reaper235 yes I'm aware as the first comment on this post said that.
@@stephanie5173 nice nice
My bad if i sounded rude
Ahhhh love Tres Leches cake! I was fortunate to have grown up in a neighborhood that had local Mexican bakeries and they would have these made fresh daily. It has become one of my all-time favorites ❤️.
Tres leches is from nicaragua
This Cake its exactly the perfect balance of soft textures, sweet and milk! I've been doing it for several times and this year, TODAY, it was the request of my husband for his B-day cake! Lovely! Thank you so Much! Delicious!
I made this for our Eid celebration and it was the best cake of my life! I can’t wait for another occasion to make it again! I can’t explain how delicious the flavour is and the cake comes out so perfect for the milk syrup! Love love love! Thank you
This just happens to be one of my favorite cakes too! Every bite melts in your mouth, so yummy!!
So good!!!!
My dad will add ground cinnamon on top of the cake and it will add a extra punch of flavor to the cake. Tres leches cake is always a delight. I love your feed. Everything looks delicious.
There was something about your personality that stroke me as sassy but in a reaaaally subtle way, which is something I love about this channel, and now that you said you’re half Mexican it all makes perfect beautiful sense!
My ten year old girl learns how to make your amazing brownies from you 🤗
And my husband make your awesome crepes recipe my family loves your videos 😘saludos and God Blas you 😇
That is so Awesome! Tell them I say hello and happy baking!
I imagine John would lend himself so well to an animated series! He has such an expressive face and the perfect crooked smile, so random but I of course mean this in the best possible way ☺️🤓
Second year in a row I come back here for my mommas bday cake. I added about 1-Cup of rompope (mexican eggnog) and it adds so much flavor! Thank you John you have become my go to!
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I tried this recipe. Amazingly good and pure. Tres leches should be as simple as possible, as this amazing dude is showing. This cake is so good it doesn't really need anything special.
I made this for new year and it turned out so good and I must thank you for this wonderful recipe ❤
My boyfriend tried this at a Peruvian restaurant and told me it was the best cake he's ever had. I am baking it now (last weekend he came with me to a congress and so I wasn't there all alone and I want to thank him) and my kitchen smells amazing, can't wait to try it ❤
Absolutely loved this recipe! My family devoured the entire cake in minutes!
Thank you! thank you!
Your recipes never dissapoint and are always a hit! ❤
I made this for a family gathering and it was perfect! My father in law is Mexican so my husbands family is pretty particular the tres leches. My husband said it was the best tres leches he ever had, not too sweet. 🎉
Just made this cake with your recipe and let me tell you! I’m not a fan of tres leeches, but my grandmother loves it so I wanted to surprise her for her birthday coming up! I made a test cake last night that me and my boyfriend tasted! It was AMAZING!! I absolutely loved it! THANK YOU!
My daughter always prefers these tres leches cakes for her birthdays. Speaking of coffee, I’m a person who’s always needed something sweet for breakfast. So once I started drinking coffee I realized I could drink it sweet to keep myself from eating too much sugar or fatty foods in the morning. Thanks for the recipes & tips as always!
I made this cake twice already and it came out delicious I am very glad I chose your video for the recipe as it's simple with clear instructions.Thanks you so much
Was half cup milk enough? Mine didn’t become that liquidy?
Yeah i am making today, my mixture is not liquidy , it’s hard
OMG! that's a wonderful surprise, that your mom is from Mexico!!! She must be so proud of you for making this. Me a Mexican in Michigan hasn't attempted to make this delicious cake. I love your recipes and I am sure I will try this. Thanks, better said gracias!
PD. My favorite way to have condensed milk is with pancakes😋😘
Hello carina
Ha! I’ve never thought of condensed milk on pancakes, and I love condensed milk. Thank you! (I’d eat it by the spoonful when I was a kid..) I’ll try it this weekend. Any how to’s I should know? Syrup on top? Honey?
Have you tried Mexican town bakery in Detroit? They have the best tres laches cake. I’m going down this weekend
Can you Please explain why his Mexican mom would be proud of him for making this cake?
@@carlamartinez3631 not sure. It’s a popular cake from Latin America. It’s not even a Mexican cake so idk why they would be proud
I'm from Nicaragua and I love this cake so much, it's actually my mom's favorite, I'm thinking about making this for her birthday so thank you so much for the recipe, they're always amazing
This is the best thing I've ever made. Seriously!!! So delicious and fluffy and surprisingly easy/fast to make. I'll definitely be making this again soon!!!
John!!! OMG!!! I love you. Told my daughters that you are my RUclips bestie. I love all of your recipes. I just made this with my daughter and it is perfect. The best tres leches cake. It is even better than Porto's Bakery. Thank you so much.
I love the fact that all the recipes turn out so good!!and the fact that you have all measurements in grams too.. more Mexican recipes please!!!love them!!
It’s not Mexican it’s Nicaraguan but yes very delicious cake
@@nic558 is from all over Latin America, which Mexico is from
@@naydelinramos6526 okay? But it’s not from all over Latin America. It’s from Nicaragua. Nicaraguans introduced the cake to Guatemala, Mexico, and other countries when they migrated north into the USA. It makes sense how the history got skewed. More often than not Mexicans claim stuff automatically without doing any research. In Guerrero Mexico they have Nacatamales when it already exists. It’s another Nicaraguan dish they claim is theirs. 💀 the list goes on. Mole tamals? That was Guatemala’s idea. But Oaxacans made it recently im the 1990s. And oh yeah, the gatekeeping of mesoamerican food. But I digress
@@nic558 No, it's not Nicaraguan. Tres leches is 100% Mexican.
In México there was a practice of soaking dry bread in wine to soften it up (a practice that the Spanish brought to México) in the mod 1920's Nestlé opened a production plant in México in which they made condensed milk, so people started soaking bread in it, and pan de tres leches was born. The plant in México started printing the recipe in the back of carnation condensed milk cans. A couple of years later Nestlé started shipping condensed milk to Nicaragua during the U.S. military presence, they had the plant in mexico provide the supply, the cans they shipped were the ones with the ,pan de tres leches, recipe on it. In México pan de tres leches was popular, but the recipe completley blew up in Nicaragua, to the point they made it a national dish. Not realizing that the recipe was from Mexico, but that didn't stop you guys from nationalizing it
Nestlé even backs this claim up. The recipe originated in Mexico.
@@Ufollowme2 it’s not Mexican. It’s been proven that the oldest recipe came from Nicaragua. There’s been documented evidence for this. The cake itself was originally a different kind in Europe. Mexico did not invent tres leches. What likely happened is when Nicaraguan migrants traveled through Mexico they introduced the cake. Stop it.
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I lived this cake, definitely will cook it. I love you're descendent of Mexican people, we rock‼️I love your recipes, darling.
This is my fiancées favorite cake. Followed this video/recipe exactly and it came out fantastic. I may try doubling the milk mixture next time,
as she likes her tres leches “swimming”, but not so sure it needs it. She was dancing in joy while eating; that’s how you know it’s good! Your recipes never fail me, thanks John! 💪🏼
I made this for a Christmas Eve family lunch and it was amazing! The perfect dessert for this crowd!
I have made this recipe twice. And it’s really good. I made this for my nephew’s birthday party and i got a lot of compliments and the guests really loved it.
Did you do 2 cups, or 240g of flour to measure?
If you add some mascarpone to the cream when you are whipping it (or after) the cream will be more stable. I love mascarpone. It's like solid cream.
cream cheese works as well!
Mascarpone is tasteless
Use a stabalized whip cream
This morning I saw a girls video making tres leches before her uber eats order arrived so I thought “mmmh, I should make a tres leches cake”. I searched for your old recipe but I doubted, because it was very different to other recipes I had saw. And then you post this video JUST IN TIME. So happy
On my 18th birthday, my mom bought me a tres leches cake from Costco and it had a strawberry fitting in between the two cake layers. My family and cousins have been obsessed since and it’s one of the first birthday cakes we finished fully. Everyone enjoyed it and now we have been having some variation of tres leches instead of a ‘tradition’ cake. So I really wanted to learn how to make it and will try this recipe today! Will let you know how it goes, I’m not much of a baker but this seems easy. 😅
Sooo I’m Update: I made it and while I work working on whipping up your egg whites, it wasn’t getting the peaks and it was a good 5-7 minutes whisking, probably even longer because I knew that it would be the most important part of making tres leches. So it got slightly thicker but not those stiff peaks.
My cake was verrrrryyyyyy hard. I had some hopes that the milk mixture would get soaked up and make the cake mushier but it did absolutely nothing 😢 I just wanted to know why they weren’t whipping or if there is something else that was the issue.
I did get confused at one part where you mixed in the yolks with the flour, my mixture be came verrrrrrry thick. I followed everything by it’s measurements so what may be the problem? 😢
I prepared it today for Mother’s day celebration, following your instructions, and it was a successful and delicious dessert! Thank you!
I love making the sauce and putting it over all of my favorite cakes. I just recently used a pumpkin bread kit and put the sauce on it, everyone at the party went wild for it. There wasn't a single slice of cake left in the pan by the end of the event.
Genius
@@FrostiestFrontier well thank you 😊
My mom loved this cake! I was going to buy a tres leches cake for her birthday but then I saw this recipe. I was worried that I didnt have a metal pan. I baked in a glass 9x13. It took longer but it still cake out perfectly.
I've cooked 3 of your recipes and they've been amazing! I'm super excited to try this one out, it's my husband's favorite and I wanna surprise him.
I remember buying this at my local bakery in Puerto Rico. I was searching for a recipe to make my sister in law a simple but delicious cake and had forgotten about tres leches. Definitely making this one for her!
God bless! have a good night
Thank you for sharing this tres leche cake recipe, John! It’s delicious!
One suggestions for the syrup: you could add 1/4 - 1/2 cup of dark rum. It would give the cake a bit extra flavor and a bit booze. It’s a suggestion from my husband and tested well amongst people who tried my cake.
In Puerto Rico tres leches cake is a must every time we go to the Bakery or Panadería ❤ It makes me so happy to see how much you enjoy making this recipe ☺️
Finally! I’ve been waiting for this recipe for so long, I’m so excited to make your tres leches recipe, I’m sure it will be amazing.✨
I remember one gathering at church, a member made a cinco (5) leches cake. I never had of it, but it was like a dream. The whipped topping made it that much better. 🥲 And this recipe brings the temptation for a tres leches cake and that memory!
Technically this cake he made was a cuatro leches cake (1 evaporated, 2 condensed, 3 whole and the whipping cream was 4)
I have never wanted a tres leches cake more than i do right now! Great job 👏
Hi Dear John… I finally made this tres leches cake since I got tired of buying a slice for $6 dollars. I made it and I can’t believe it was so good I’m impressed I actually made it .Thank you so much for explaining everything here and on your website.
Your smile is so infectious! I'm making lemon strawberry cupcakes for easter! (lemon cupcakes with strawberry buttercream) thank you for all the delicious recipes!!😋
I made this for my Dad’s birthday! Everyone loved it 🩷 authentic and delicious. I was worried it was gonna be too sweet but it’s perfect :)
This cake looks delicious.... I made your Lemon Bars last night, they turned out great!! I impressed myself, lol, I even made the sugar with the lemon zest.. Wow,, never knew I could do that.❤️ Happy Easter to You and your Family.. Much Love from the West Coast 🇨🇦😘❤️
Flour +salt+baking power
White eggs 5 with sugar mix well
Suger totel 1/4 cup both in 🥚 🥚🥚🥚🥚
Yellow eggs 5 with suger with little milk 🥛 vanilla asst mix
Coundes milk with Oder milk mix well
Wiping cream with suger 2spons then mix well
Cake ready 👍🏻🤩
I was planning to cook Tres Leches and now I have the right recipe!
This is one of my favorite pastries of my country. We sprinkle cinnamon on the top, the cinnamon adds an extra flavor. Instead of strawberries we put cherries. I love it...
I’ve been wanting to make this cake for Mother’s Day! Thanks!
I just got one from Trader Joe’s a couple of days ago and OMG it’s the best cake I’ve ever tasted it’s super moist, light, creamy and VERY DELICIOUS!! Looking forward to make it at home thank you! 😍
Made that cake yesterday and it turned out just amazing!!!!! My finace and my relatives also love it!!! Thanks!!!
Making this for my boyfriend’s birthday because he’s talked about how much he’s missed this cake from his childhood. It turned out beautiful and I hope he loves it!
Yeyyyy so excited for this recipe. We love this in the Philippines 😍
It's so good!! I miss the philippino bakeries in Los Angeles!!
I had this over the weekend for a Easter dessert, it was so good, one of my favorites and I am going to try this recipe.
Cool! I’ll definitely try it! I’m exited to bake it for my grand parents, because every time when they come I bake one of your recipes and they always find it so delicious!✨♥️
Hope you love it!!
@@PreppyKitchen im sure i will!
@@EquestrianHaze_Edits did u ever make it? was it good?
I followed along and at first when I saw the cake was thin I thought something was wrong. I guess I didn’t spread as flat as I should so some parts were thinner than others. But ended up soaking all the milks very well and it was the best cake I’ve ever done! So delicious! 🤤 I’ll do it again for sure!
I’m from PR cause the heavy cream is a little expensive we use condensed, evaporated and regular fresh milk and the taste of the tres leches is beyond heavenly, had baked few times and garnish with home made italian merengue 🧁.
May I have your recipe
Tres leches is my favorite cake !! 🤗
Mine too! Soooooo good!
I like how you changed the editing. Keep changing but whatever you do, your videos will still be AMAZING. Your personality gives me joy.Thank you!
When y'all mix the yolk please make sure your bowl is warm may be in microwave for 30sec to minute. Unless it's impossible to firm the yolk. I wasted eggs until I find out it needed to be warm.
Had this for the first time at a Mexican restaurant last month in Florida, in scorching 100+ temperature. It was so refreshing and tasty. Amazing.
My husband wants a homemade tres leches cake for his birthday and I will use your recipe! Thank you!!💙💙
@Fubar no he's Moroccan.
Chuy's is the best I ever had. If you don't have one near you. Sara bites chuy copycat recipe on RUclips is amazing too !! This might be my next recipe to try!
I made this cake…it came out so tasty….at first it felt a lil dry like it needed more Milk….but still tasted delicious…oh boy but by the next day it was way better and moist literally everywhere😋😋😋
Thank you John!!
Love this. I tried making your original tres leches cake recipe on the blog but it came out dense. I like this new recipe a lot
I agree - though my mistake was to make the other one which as a video here: ruclips.net/video/nyZOSH8i5rA/видео.html This one had butter in it and was not airy at all, and really did not soak the sauce very well. All in all I felt it was a waste. And the confusing part is that blog recipe leads to this video and they are not the same recipe at all..
I recently made this cake from a box which did not require any fat, and the cake when baked turned out similar to the one in *this* video, which ended up just perfect when soaked. So I might give this video recipe a go. However it still sounds like very sweet, I might cut away some from the cake, especially if using sweetened condensed milk in the sauce.
@@nihant5520 I would be careful with taking out sugar as these eggs need it for stabilization and to create that emulsion to capture air which helps with the rising of this cake, otherwise the cake may not rise enough. I'm not saying u can't.
@@anthonyvenedicto518 Thanks, yes I wouldn't change it too dramatically, but a little less would still do I think.
@@nihant5520 I agree with that
I'm making this lactose free for my hubby to try. I'm using coconut milk, condensed coconut milk, and lactose free evaporated milk. The milk mixture tasted so good right now!
There is no such thing as a bad mood when watching your videos.
Aww thank you!!!
Very good!!!!!! In Brazil we make a cake similar to this one, but to wet the cake we use coconut milk, condensed milk and whole milk. We call it Bolo Gelado.
Me encanta ese pastel 🍰
Oh my?! This looks amazing. Condensed milk and evaporated milk take me back to my childhood! They were yummy. I’ve so got to make this! Thank you John for sharing this recipe tutorial! 😊
I had planned to make a Tres Leches cake for our Easter dinner using a different recipe, but when I saw your post yesterday morning, I switched recipes. Your recipe was so easy to follow, and it tastes fantastic! This one gains a slot in my recipe book, for sure!
I made it! For the first time making it was delicious! Super easy to follow along! The second time I made it with brown sugar. Do not make that mistake! It changed the color and a little bit of the texture. Now I know!
I'm definitely pre ordering your book. Your pumpkin muffin recipe was amazing! They were so light and tasted amazing! Love from the UK x
thanks for the clear step by step. I made this for my wife originally from South America. Fred Meyer let us down at last minute so dad tried it! It worked. I made my first cake.!!! (HEY im good on the barbecue!)
We have a local tres leches maker, Tres Lecheria, which creates so many fun flavors like banana split and horchata! Now I'm wondering if I should try some of them out at home!
I love that have different flavors, so cool and I bet delicious!
@@BA86AB They are! It's really fun! (Also they make their own horchata and it's so good!)
@@DessertGeek 🥹🤤 oh man, an horchata one? I’ll have to see if I have anything closely similar to that!
@@BA86AB Fingers crossed for you!
I’ve made this countless times and always a HIT! Thank you 🎉
Just made your recipe tonight! It was so easy to make and was a smash hit!
I just don't like seeing the pans that are not even intended for use, hanging in the area of high priority area as decoration, it looks lame, Mom Spec lame.
@@tomasinacovell4293ok?
@@tomasinacovell4293Who asked?
Omg! I just all the ingredients to make it, can’t wait! xx
@@tomasinacovell4293 wtf? what's wrong with you?
I first had tres leches cake when i was in saudi arabia, i got it from this turkish resteraunt called modo, and i just fell in love with it. Then me and my mom made it at home and we've been making it ever since.
I love tres leches cake too!
I played around with a couple f extra versions to add to my repertoire.
1. At Christmas, I add homemade, spiked egg nog in place of the evaporated milk and cream.
2. I make a chocolate version with a rich, Mexican hot cocoa.
And to round up and have a trifecta....
3. I’ve used coconut milk in place of evaporated milk or cream.
Can I make the sponge in advance and put the syrup the day after?
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I made this cake for my boyfriend's birthday and it was perfect! he and his whole family loved it!
Tres leches is soooo delicious!
I have done this recipe so many times. Thanks for your clear explanations
That looks gorgeous
Thank you for this recipe! This cake is awesome. Made it for our Bible Study group who slicked it down double time. Everyone LOVED it. I’ve never had a better Tres Leches. And now I can do it myself. pre-ordering your book now.
You make baking soooo much fun. The cake looks scrumptious! Definitely will try it. Thank you for your effort on the video. By the way, congrats on your book!
I tried this recipe the other day and everything was absolutely perfect. It’s difficult to nail a perfect tres leches, but your recipe does it perfectly. Thank you!
I cant wait to try this recipe! So glad that you have and as expected it turned out perfect. This dude is absolutely incredible when it comes to baking and especially his detailed recipes 🇿🇦
it looks sooo good
Preppy kitchen is my go to channel when I want to make something new! Love the recipes and how easy everything is
*Tres leches was inspired originally from England around the middle ages. Considering its form, tres leches can be categorized as Trifle Cake which originated in England. Soaking a cake was and still an easy way to repurpose old or stale cake. In the 1930 depression hits and prices were skyrocket but canned milk were affordable and added luxury to cooking in times of needs. Someone in Nicaragua got creative possibly inspired by "Pio V" or "Sopa Borracha", and combined evaporated milk, and whole milk to sponge cakes, and soaked the cake with the MegaMilk.*