tres leches cake

noun

tres le·​ches cake ˈtrās-ˈlā-chās- How to pronounce tres leches cake (audio)
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
The 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

Examples of tres leches cake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The bakery serves tres leches cake, empanadas, kolaches, lattes, and cappuccinos, but their masterpieces are custom cakes and doughnuts. Haley Laurence | Hlaurence@al.com, al, 20 July 2023 For dessert, guests enjoyed a coconut tres leches cake by Carmelita Pastelería for dessert, a combination of Mattfeld and Sanchez’ favorite flavors , plus churros and vanilla ice cream. Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023 Green tea no-bake cheesecake with sesame crumble, cinnamon mango compote and crisp lotus root vie for sweet ending honors with a coconut tres leches cake with sweet pickled strawberries and chocolate kissed pineapple crisp. Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2023 Selling treats like tamales, tres leches cakes, and tacos provides an economic ladder for many Latina women in the state, but many have to do it underground to avoid the penalties currently in place. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2023 How to eat dim sum like a Hong Kong local Mexico: Tres Leches Cake A dessert that can make grown men swoon and giggle, the tres leches cake is one to be reckoned with. Zoe Li, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Spanish tres leches "three milks," referring to the three milk products used in the cake

Note: The name of the cake in Spanish is pastel de tres leches, torta de tres leches, and other variants.

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tres leches cake was in 1984

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“Tres leches cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tres%20leches%20cake. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.

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