# Ecuadorian Tres Leches Cake

Mafer shares her Abuelita's special Torta de las Tres Leches.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Peruvian
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 8 medium size eggs
- 0.5 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 can condensed milk
- 1 can evaporated milk
- 1 pint half & half
- 0.25 cup cold milk
- 1 cup cold heavy whipping cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- cherries or any fruit

## Instructions

1. Start with half a cup of flour and one teaspoon of baking powder.
2. Mix the flour and baking powder well.
3. Take eight medium size eggs and separate the yolks from the egg whites.
4. Whip up the egg whites to a firm peak.
5. Slowly incorporate half a cup of sugar into the egg whites until it starts looking like thick peaks.
6. Continue mixing while you incorporate the egg yolks.
7. Add the flour mixture and slowly continue mixing by hand to make sure it's light and airy.
8. Add a teaspoon of vanilla.
9. Butter your pan.
10. Pour the mixture into the pan and put it into the oven.
11. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
12. Stuff the cake with a fork.
13. Mix a can of condensed milk, evaporated milk, and one pint of half and half all together for the tres leches mixture.
14. Pour the tres leches mixture on top of the cake and let it soak.
15. Mix 1/4 cup of cold milk, 1 cup of cold heavy whipping cream, 1 tsp of vanilla extract, and 2+ tbsp of powdered sugar until you have stiff peaks.
16. Use the whipped cream to decorate the cake.
17. Add cherries or any sort of fruit of your liking.

## Equipment

- pan
- oven
- fork
- toothpick

## Tips

- Mix by hand to ensure it's light and airy.
- Bake until a toothpick comes out clean.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf4OIoDsG7c
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cc21d379-bac9-47d6-96c5-2d16db278e34
- Extracted: 2026-06-10

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