tres leches cake
noun
tres le·ches cake
ˈtrās-ˈlā-chās- 
variants
or tres leches
: a sponge cake soaked in a mixture of condensed milk, evaporated milk, and cream
At its most basic, tres leches cake is just a big, luscious sponge. Once you bake the dense cake, you soak it in a mixture of sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and cream.—
Emily Nunn
Emily NunnThe tres leches is as marvelous and moist as ever beneath its soft meringue topping, thanks to enough salt content to balance the sweetness.—Alison Cook
Alison CookExamples of tres leches cake in a Sentence
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Raised partly in the Dominican Republic, Velez’s recipes for treats like tres leches cake and guava and cheese pastelitos are nods to the country’s traditional desserts.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
Sheila’s Bakery: Section 149 Horchata and tres leches cake at the Miller Lite Market.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
To finish, look for chamomile tres leches cake, a panna cotta take on fresas en crema, mangonadas and more.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
The restaurant also serves desserts, including tres leches cake and flan.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
For dessert, Chick-N-Burger offers tres leches cake.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024
Laura’s pricey tres leches cake with a chocolate brandy sidecar was a fun idea, the judges said, but the two didn’t complement each other.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
As for the tres leches cake, my companion was still craving it the next day.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
Dessert at Santo is more of a surprise, but a recent example is a tres leches cake.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024
Sheila’s Bakery: Section 149 Horchata and tres leches cake at the Miller Lite Market.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024
To finish, look for chamomile tres leches cake, a panna cotta take on fresas en crema, mangonadas and more.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
The restaurant also serves desserts, including tres leches cake and flan.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
For dessert, Chick-N-Burger offers tres leches cake.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024
Laura’s pricey tres leches cake with a chocolate brandy sidecar was a fun idea, the judges said, but the two didn’t complement each other.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024
As for the tres leches cake, my companion was still craving it the next day.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
Dessert at Santo is more of a surprise, but a recent example is a tres leches cake.
—The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024
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