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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If there’s room for dessert, customers can pick from traditional Mexican sweets including tres leches cake and churros.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
The market uses it on top of tres leches cakes and cups.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Location: Carnival Tres leches cinnamon roll: Just as the name suggests, the new tres leches cinnamon rolls for 2025 parallel the cinnamon and ultra-dairy flavors of the famed tres leches cake.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
She's been innovative, trying different dishes and bringing in other ethnic cuisine like Horchata or tres leches cake.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
Evelyn Valdes had one request for her birthday this year: a tres leches cake from Pinecrest Bakery.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
When a dessert of tres leches cake arrived, swimming in frozen cherries, Etta’s contained a candle to mark the start of her teens.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
The menu includes nachos, queso and tacos, but also a fried chicken Diablo sandwich, a chipotle Caesar salad and desserts such as Biscoff tres leches cake or RumChata liqueur cheesecake.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
The dessert highlighted cream puffs and tres leches cake.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
The market uses it on top of tres leches cakes and cups.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Location: Carnival Tres leches cinnamon roll: Just as the name suggests, the new tres leches cinnamon rolls for 2025 parallel the cinnamon and ultra-dairy flavors of the famed tres leches cake.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
She's been innovative, trying different dishes and bringing in other ethnic cuisine like Horchata or tres leches cake.
—La Risa R. Lynch, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
Evelyn Valdes had one request for her birthday this year: a tres leches cake from Pinecrest Bakery.
—Isabel Rivera, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
When a dessert of tres leches cake arrived, swimming in frozen cherries, Etta’s contained a candle to mark the start of her teens.
—David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2025
The menu includes nachos, queso and tacos, but also a fried chicken Diablo sandwich, a chipotle Caesar salad and desserts such as Biscoff tres leches cake or RumChata liqueur cheesecake.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025
The dessert highlighted cream puffs and tres leches cake.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Tres leches cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tres%20leches%20cake. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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