Tres Leches Cake

Name: Tres Leches Cake
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 4 pc eggs; 200 g caster sugar; 140 g plain flour; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 400 g condensed milk; 360 ml evaporated milk; 240 ml whole milk; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 2 tbsp rum; 4 pc egg whites; 200 g caster sugar; 1 pinch salt; ¼ tsp cream of tartar; 2 tsp powdered sugar; 2 tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 pc strawberries

A traditional Latin tres leches sponge cake soaked in three milks and topped with a glossy meringue frosting, finished with cinnamon and fruit.

80 min 638 kcal/serving serves 8

638kcal21gprotein99gcarbs17gfat

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🥚eggs

🍬caster sugar

🌾plain flour

🍶vanilla extract

🧂salt

🥛condensed milk

🥛evaporated milk

🥛whole milk

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About Laylita Vasquez

Ecuadorian home cook and recipe blogger behind Laylita.com

Laylita Vasquez is the Ecuadorian food writer and recipe developer behind Laylita.com, a long-running blog dedicated to Ecuadorian and broader Latin American home cooking. She is known for documenting traditional family recipes, from ceviche and empanadas to stews and corn-based dishes, with clear, home-cook-friendly instructions.

Her cooking centers on Ecuadorian staples such as shrimp ceviche, potato and cheese soups, stuffed potato patties, and slow-roasted pork, often drawing directly on family recipes passed down through her mother. Citrus, aji peppers, and fresh corn appear frequently, alongside techniques like slow braising for stews and careful seasoning for ceviches. She also covers dishes from neighboring Latin American cuisines, such as Peruvian beef stew and tres leches cake, presented with the same straightforward, home-kitchen approach.

Ten recipes on Mello, imported from laylita.com, mostly Ecuadorian and Peruvian.

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