Tres leches cake
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A tres leches cake (lit. 'three-milk cake'; Spanish: pastel de tres leches, torta de tres leches or bizcocho de tres leches), dulce de tres leches,[1][2] also known as pan tres leches (lit. 'three-milk bread') or simply tres leches, is a sponge cake soaked in three kinds of milk: evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk. The cake is popular throughout Latin America as of recent years but its origins trace to Nicaragua.
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Alternative names | Torta tres leches, трилече or Trileche (Macedonian), Trileçe or trileqe (Albanian), trileçe (Turkish), bizcocho de tres leches, pastel de tres leches, tres leches |
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Type | Sponge cake (or butter cake) dessert |
Place of origin | Nicaragua |
Region or state | Central America |
Main ingredients | Cake base; evaporated milk, condensed milk, heavy cream |
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Tres leches is a very light cake, with many air bubbles. This distinct texture is why it does not have a soggy consistency, despite being soaked in a mixture of three types of milk.
Its Macedonian variety is referred to as trileče. Its Albanian and Turkish varieties are referred to as trileçe.[3][4]