Tres Leches Cake with A Mango Twist (2024)

• 5 Large Eggs
• ½+2 Cup+Tbsp Normal white sugar(I am intentional using less sugar in he sponge since mil,mango syrup is sweet enough)
• ⅓ Cup Whole Milk
• 2 Tsp Vanilla essence(I prefer this much since we are using 5 eggs.)
• 1 Cup All purpose flour.
• 1.5 Tsp Baking Powder
• ¼ Tsp Salt

For Mango Syrup

• ⅔ Cup Condensed milk
• ⅓ Cup Heavy Whipping cream
• 1 Cup Mango Puree(I used store bought kesar mango puree)

For Mango Whipping Cream Garnish

• 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1 Cup Mango Puree
• 1 Tsp Mango Extract(optional)
• 10 Strawberries

• Preheat the oven to 350 F.

• Butter a baking dish ideal size for this quantity is 9x13,but mine was like 7x15.You need to use a ceramic,glass baking pan for this cake.

• Seperate the egg yolks into two parts .

• In one big bowl place egg yolks and in another place egg whites.

• Beat egg yolks and ½ cup of sugar with a electric beater on high speed till it looks pale in color. Add whole milk and vanilla essence to it .It will take more time with hand mixture.

• Beat egg whites till they have soft peaks ,add 2 tbsp of sugar in between the process and stop after you achieve the desired soft peaks.

• In a bowl mix flour ,baking powder and salt .Sieve it through the mesh .

• Add egg yolk with the flour and mix it gently with a spatula.

• Fold egg whites into this mixture.please do it very softly /gently otherwise all the air bubbles/pockets will be gone.

• Tap it on the kitchen counter .

• Bake the cake on 350 f for 20-25 minute or till your tooth pick comes out clean.

• Remove the cake after its perfectly baked. Leave it on the kitchen counter to cool down.

How to prepare Mango Syrup.

• In a large gravy bowl /jug add whipping cream ,mango puree and condensed milk.

• Stir and mix it nicely.

How to pour it over the Cake

• When cake is cool ,pierce the surface of the cake all over with a fork or bamboo skewer.

• Pour all the mango syrup nicely over the cake .

• Let it rest for some time .

• This time could be between 1 hour to 5 hours .

• Let it sit for some time after that.

How to make a mango cream frosting

• Pour heavy whipping (very cold)in to a cold bowl.

• Beat it on the high speed for 2-3 minutes.Add Mango puree and mango extract to it and beat again for 1 minute.

• Spread this mango cream over the cake with a spatula or knife.

• It should be a thin layer (I prefer this way)If you want thick layer ,add a little more whipping cream.

• Cut it into equal pieces and decorate with Strawberries .

How to serve tres leches with mango twist

• In a plate pour 2-3 spoon of aromatic mango puree.

• Place a slice of cake on top of the puree.

• Garnish it with a strawberry .

• Enjoy.