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Daring Bakers: Pastel de Tres Leches

September 27, 2013 By Korena in the Kitchen 28 Comments

Inma of la Galletika was our Sept. 2013 Daring Bakers’ hostess and WOW did she bring us something decadent and delicious! Pastel de Tres Leches or Three Milk Cake, creamy yet airy, super moist but not soggy… just plain delish!

The first time I made a pastel de tres leches, or “three milks cake”, I honestly thought there was a mistake in the recipe when I read the part instructing me to pour close to three cups of milk over the beautiful sponge cake I had just taken out of the oven. But since it was a recipe from my trusted friend Martha, I took a deep breath and poured that milk over that cake… and was amazed to see it all soak in within minutes, resulting in one of the moistest, most delicious cakes I’d ever had. Consequently, I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to make another one!

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Filed Under: Cakes & Pies, Daring Bakers / Daring Kitchen Challenges, Fruit, Recipes Tagged With: baking, cake, coffee, Daring Bakers, dessert, Latin American cuisine, milk, peaches, recipe, tres leches

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