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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Breads and Cakes » Tres Leches De Café (coffee Three Milks Cake)

    Tres Leches de Café (Coffee Three Milks Cake)

    Mar 27, 2015 · Modified: Jul 18, 2021 by Erica Dinho · 7 Comments

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    Tres leches cakes are a favorite of mine. They come together easily and they are much moister than traditional cakes. I have had enormous success making variations of tres leches in the past including traditional tres leches cake, chocolate tres leches cake, coconut tres leches cake and tangerine tres leches cake. I am pleased to report that this Coffee Tres Leches Cake was no exception!

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    Tres Leches de Café (Coffee Three Milks Cake)

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 7 votes
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    Servings 10

    Ingredients
     

    Cake

    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking powder
    • 1 cup whole milk
    • 5 eggs
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 6 tablespoons butter
    • 2 cups sugar
    • ½ teaspoon salt

    Sauce

    • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
    • 1 can evaporated milk
    • 1 cup heavy cream
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 5 tablespoons of VERY strong coffee or espresso

    Frosting

    • 2 egg whites
    • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
    • ½ cup sugar
    • ¼ cup water
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350° F
    • Grease and lightly flour a baking dish.
    • To make the cake: In a bowl whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder.
    • In a small pot heat the milk and butter, remove from the heat and set aside.
    • In a large bowl beat the eggs with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 minutes. Add the sugar and continue mixing for 5 minutes. Reduce the speed to low. Add the flour mixture, butter mixture and vanilla extract and mix for 1 more minute.
    • Pour the batter into the baking dish and bake for 40 to 45 minutes or until a toothpick stuck in the middle comes out clean. Remove cake from the oven and with a fork make holes all over the top of the cake. Set aside to cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
    • When the cake is cooling, make the milk sauce: Whisk together sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, heavy cream, coffee and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl.
    • Pour the 3 milks sauce over the cake until it is all absorbed. Refrigerate for a least 3 hours or overnight before frosting.
    • For the frosting, in a small pot mix the water and sugar, over medium high heat, stirring constantly for 5 minutes. Set aside.
    • Beat the egg whites with cream of tartar until stiff peaks are formed. While beating the egg whites, add sugar syrup and continue beating for 5 more minutes. Add vanilla extract and beat 1 more minute. Spread the frosting over the cake and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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    Given the popularity of the traditional tres leches cake, I had a feeling that Coffee Three Milks Cake would be a terrific follow-up. You can really taste the coffee in this cake and I mean that in the most phenomenal way imaginable. It’s moist and absolutely bursting with coffee flavor. For someone like me who could eat tres leches cake with coffee for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this cake is a dream come true.

    Buen provecho!

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    About Erica Dinho

    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    1. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      March 28, 2015 at 5:52 am

      5 stars
      mmm...that sauce looks heavenly!

      Reply
    2. raspaos

      March 30, 2015 at 3:41 am

      5 stars
      Yeah! it looks really very yummy. The ingredients you mentioned indicates that its taste will be amazing. I really gonna try this.thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe

      Reply
    3. gloria

      March 30, 2015 at 12:25 pm

      5 stars
      awww Erika I love this recipe, your Tres leches de café look amazing!!!!!
      xo

      Reply
    4. grace

      March 30, 2015 at 2:39 pm

      5 stars
      this is a take on tres leches that i haven't seen--brilliant, beautiful, and delicious!

      Reply
    5. cheapethniceatz

      March 30, 2015 at 2:47 pm

      5 stars
      I also really like 3 leches sweets and ha ha on combining it with coffee - cake. Looks greaté

      Reply
    6. Jeff

      May 20, 2015 at 10:37 pm

      5 stars
      This cake sounds delicious and I would like to make it as a surprise for a Colombian friend of mine. Could you tell me what size baking dish is correct for this recipe? Thanks!

      Reply
    7. Rose

      February 26, 2016 at 6:04 pm

      5 stars
      What size pan is to be used, 8" round?

      Reply

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