Ever had "Milk Cake"?

Question

its from a mexican bakery, I was wondering what the pool of "milk" is.

Answer 1

it uses three kinds of milk as a rule. Sweetened condensed milk, whole milk and cream.

Answer 2

"Tres Leches" or "Three Milks" Cake. It is, as noted, a real favorite Mexican dessert specialty and varies from "so-so" to really, REALLY delicious! The pool of milk is simply the excess of the "three milks," which has come out. (If made properly there should not be a "pool of milk.")

I have had many different kinds and especially love chocolate as well as brandy and amaretto flavored ones.

I really like "Blueberry's" answer and recipe.

(when I first came to Mexico 22 years ago, I did find the "wetness" a little much and it took some getting used to, but I really love this cake now.....)

(If you refrigerate it and just take it out just prior to serving, and you don't use too much liquid, it should never come out "soggy")

Answer 3

Tres Leches (Milk Cake)

INGREDIENTS
5 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups white sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 cups milk
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking pan.
Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside.
Cream butter or margarine and 1 cup of the sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla extract, beat well.
Add the flour mixture to the butter or margarine mixture 2 tablespoons at a time, mix until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Pierce cake several times with a fork.
Combine the whole milk, evaporated milk, and condensed milk together. Pour over the top of the cooled cake.
Whip whipping cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and 1 cup of the sugar together until thick. Spread over the top of cake. Be sure and keep cake refrigerated, enjoy

Answer 4

Pastel de Tres Leches
• 1-½ cups All-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking powder
• ½ cup Unsalted butter
• 2 cups White sugar (divided)
• 5 Eggs
• 1-½ teaspoon Vanilla extract (divided)
• 1 cup Milk
• ½ of a 14-ounce can Sweetened condensed milk
• ½ of a 12-ounce can Evaporated milk
• 1/3 cup Liqueur, Frangelico, Brandy or Chambord, for example (optional)
• 1-½ cups Heavy (whipping) cream
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside. Cream the butter and 1 cup of the sugar together until fluffy. Add the eggs and 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla. Beat well. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, 2 tablespoons at a time, mixing well until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes.

When cake has finished baking, pierce it in 8 or 10 places with a fork or skewer, and let it cool. Combine the whole milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk and liqueur and pour over the top of the cooled cake. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Whipped Cream Topping: When ready to serve, combine the whipping cream and the remaining 1 teaspoon of vanilla and 1 cup of sugar, whipping until thick. Spread over top of cake.

Because of the milk in the cake, it is very important that you keep the cake refrigerated until ready to serve. Serve chilled.

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Variations

Caribbean Version: Replace the sweetened condensed milk with ½ cup of Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut in the milk mixture. You can also add ¼ cup rum.

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Southern Version: In addition to the three milks, add 1/3 cup peach schnapps. You can add ½ cup of diced, drained peaches to the batter. About ¼ cup of pecans can be added to the batter or sprinkled on top of the cake before serving.

Now, if you like cherries, blueberries, raspberries or apples, you can add them to this cake much in the same way. Well, what about chocolate? Why not add some chocolate syrup to the three-milk mixture, or temper in some white chocolate. This is another one of those great recipes that allows for culinary adventure. Plus, it is just plain delicious.

Answer 5

1-1/2 cups flour

1-1/2 tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

1 cup sugar

5 eggs

1-1/2 tsp. vanilla

1 cup 2% milk

3/4 cup canned sweetened condensed milk

1 can (5 oz.) evaporated milk

1-1/2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Combine flour and baking powder; set aside. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended after each addition. Pour into 13x9-inch baking pan sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Pierce warm cake with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals. Combine 2% milk, condensed milk and evaporated milk; pour slowly over top of cake. (Milk mixture will slowly be absorbed by the cake.) Cool completely. Cover.

REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until ready to serve. Frost cake with the whipped topping just before serving. Store leftover cake in the refrigerator.

Answer 6

I don't 'xactly know what type or types of milk is used in their (Mexican) "Tres Leche" (Three Milks) cake but a friend of mine bought one for me for my birthday and although I ate it so as not to offend her I hated it. It was too wet and tasted just as awful as it could taste. It won no prizes with me but an awful lot of people Mexican or not love it, I guess to each his own. I wouldn't knock it until I tried it though. But for me I pass on the next helping.

Answer 7

It's called "Pastel de Tres Leches" (literally, "Three Milks Cake")The liquid is a mix of evaporated, condensed and regular milk. It's tasty, but A LITTLE TOO SOGGY FOR ME.

Answer 8

it is also called the cake of three milks ,to be recomended they often put fruit in it ,the best Mexican cake ,my favorit.
most of our cakes are also made with milk(one milk)

Answer 9

They use 3 different milks. we had one a few weeks ago for a birthday of a friend. it was pretty good

Answer 10

In Mexico it is called Tres Leches.