tres leches cake

noun

tres le·​ches cake ˈtrās-ˈlā-chās- How to pronounce tres leches cake (audio)
variants or tres leches
: a sponge cake soaked in a mixture of condensed milk, evaporated milk, and cream
At its most basic, tres leches cake is just a big, luscious sponge. Once you bake the dense cake, you soak it in a mixture of sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and cream.Emily Nunn
The tres leches is as marvelous and moist as ever beneath its soft meringue topping, thanks to enough salt content to balance the sweetness.Alison Cook

Examples of tres leches cake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Raised partly in the Dominican Republic, Velez’s recipes for treats like tres leches cake and guava and cheese pastelitos are nods to the country’s traditional desserts. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2024 Sheila’s Bakery: Section 149 Horchata and tres leches cake at the Miller Lite Market. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Oct. 2024 To finish, look for chamomile tres leches cake, a panna cotta take on fresas en crema, mangonadas and more. Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024 The restaurant also serves desserts, including tres leches cake and flan. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024 For dessert, Chick-N-Burger offers tres leches cake. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 29 May 2024 Laura’s pricey tres leches cake with a chocolate brandy sidecar was a fun idea, the judges said, but the two didn’t complement each other. Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024 As for the tres leches cake, my companion was still craving it the next day. The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024 Dessert at Santo is more of a surprise, but a recent example is a tres leches cake. The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'tres leches cake.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Spanish tres leches "three milks," referring to the three milk products used in the cake

Note: The name of the cake in Spanish is pastel de tres leches, torta de tres leches, and other variants.

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tres leches cake was in 1984

Dictionary Entries Near tres leches cake

Cite this Entry

“Tres leches cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tres%20leches%20cake. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!