Cereal Milk Tres Letches
I was talking to my friend Victor about upcoming ideas I had for this website. I usually have a list of recipes I am working on and dates I will post them live to my blog. When it comes to special occasions and holidays, I like to post a recipe to celebrate that event. Victor asked about my plan for Cinco de Mayo. At that moment, I did not have any plans for a Cinco de Mayo post.
Victor was born in Mexico, and there was no better person to help me decide on the perfect dessert. He said that, hands down, I should make a Tres Letches Cake.
Never having a Tres Letches Cake, I had a lot of questions. Victor said that a traditional cake has three kinds of milk soaked in a fluffy yellow cake. Victor also said that it must have fruit on top. So I started researching Tres Letches Cake recipes and found a whole new world!
There are hundreds of recipes, and most are traditional, the way Victor likes his cake. However, I opted for something new and different, and that is how the Cereal Milk Tres Letches Cake was born.
Who doesn’t love the milk leftover from a bowl of cereal? Now you can have that taste in a cake. This recipe makes a fantastic tres latches cake. It is sweet, moist, and so satisfying.
I missed my deadline to post this cake for Cinco de Mayo, but who needs a holiday to enjoy a cake this delicious? As far as the strawberries, Victor can add them to this cake and make it his own. Thank you for the idea, Victor. Eres la Mejor!
Cereal milk Tres letches Cake
You’ll love this special tres leches cake recipe! Cereal milk tres leches is sweet, creamy, and a perfect make-ahead cake for your next celebration.
Ingredients
Ingredients for cereal
- 3 1/2 ounces cornflakes
- 2 ounces sugar
- 2 1/2 ounces melted butter
- pinch of salt
- 6 ounces evaporated milk
- 9 ounces condensed milk
- 6 tablespoons whole milk
Cake Ingredients
- 3 eggs, separated
- 3 1/2 ounces sugar
- 3 ounces flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 0unces sugar (for egg whites)
Whipped Cream Ingredients
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Cereal Milk Instructions
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Preheat oven to 275 degrees
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In a large bowl, mix cereal, sugar ,salt, and melted butter together.
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Spread cereal mixture in a single layer on a baking sheet.
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Bake for ten mins, stirring after five mins.
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Allow to cool for five mins.
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While the cornflakes cool, in a medium bowl, mix together the evaporated mile, condensed milk, and the whole milk and set aside.
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pour still warm pour half of the cornflakes into a medium bowl.
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pour milk mixture over the cornflakes, ensuring that all of the cereal is coated.
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cover and refrigerate for two hours up to over night.
Cake instructions
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preheat oven to 350 degrees
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grease only the bottom of a 9 x 12 baking dish and set aside.
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separate egg yolks and whites into two bowls.
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add sugar to the egg yolks and mix with a hand mixer until light yellow and fluffy.
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add flour, baking powder, and salt. stir together to make a paste.
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add one teaspoon of milk and vanilla to the mixture, and stir to combine, and set aside.
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in a medium bowl, whip egg whites to soft peaks.
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continue beating while slowly adding sugar.
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beat until stiff peaks
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fold whipped egg whites slowly into cake batter.
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pour mixture into prepared dish and make sure the top is smooth.
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bake for 25 mins until a toothpick comes out clean.
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do not remove the cake from the oven, turn off the oven and crack the oven door and allow the cake to cool slowly. remove after 10 mins
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using a fork, pierce cake repeatedly to allow the the milk to settle once poured on the cake, and set aside.
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remove the cereal/milk mixture from the refrigerator, and drain through a fine mesh sieve. squeeze cornflakes to get as much milk from them as you can. discard cornflakes once drained.
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pour cereal milk evenly over the cake.
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wrap cake in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours unto over night.
whipped Cream Instructions
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In a cold bowl from a stand mixer, add cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla and beat on high until stiff peaks.
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Add whipped cream to the center of the cake and spread to sides, ending in a smooth top.
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cover the cake with reserved cornflakes
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enjoy