Marula Cream-Soaked Tres Leches (Milk Cake)

Marula Cream-Soaked Tres Leches (Milk Cake)

Tres Leches is a Latin American cake made with at least three types of milk. It is a basic yellow cake soaked with condensed + evaporated milk, and topped with whipped heavy cream. This here version is boozy – it is made with 5 leches actually! Heavy cream, whole milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk, and the cream liqueur pictured below. Here is what I did – followed this recipe for the cake layer: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/7399/tres-leches-milk-cake/ (Just cut the quantities in half, and it worked out). Then I soaked it in a mixture composed roughly of a can of condensed (sweetened) milk, a cup of Marula liqueur, 1/2 cup of whole milk, and 1 cup of evaporated milk. The topping is whipped cream and cinnamon. It is exponentially better (more aromatic) than regular Tres Leches! And re: the pic below – yes, I share cake with my co-workers, and yes, I brought an empty bottle to work for the picture 🙂

P.S. There are many elaborate recipes out there that involve beating the egg whites separately etc. Since we’re soaking the cake, I am not sure a super fluffy texture won’t be lost when it is drenched with creamy/milky sauce. Some actually use a cake mix, and if it has nice basic ingredients, I’d say why not!