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overhead picture of a dish of tres leches cake covered in whipped cream and piped pink swirls. it is sprinkled with freeze dried strawberries

Easy No Bake Tres Leches Cake Recipe


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  • Author: Zoha Malik
  • Total Time: 2 hours (includes chilling time)
  • Yield: 10 servings

Description

Make the yummiest Rus Malai flavored Tres Leches cake without any baking, using only 5 ingredients, with less than 30 minutes of active work!


Ingredients

  • 300g sweetened condensed milk (roughly 3/4th of a 14 oz can)
  • 400g evaporated milk (1 14 oz can)
  • 60g heavy cream (1/4 cup) - use milk if you want the cake to be lighter
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom powder (start with just 1/8 tsp, taste and adjust from there)*
  • 35-40 ladyfingers (about 1.5 packs with 24 ladyfingers each)
  • 1.5 cup heavy cream for decoration
  • Optional: freeze dried strawberries and pistachios for decoration


Instructions

  1. Prepare three milk mixture by whisking evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and heavy cream in a bowl. Add a very small amount of cardamom powder (if using), and taste. Adjust the flavor per your liking from there
  2. In a clean dish (I used a 7x11" dish), stack ladyfingers tightly to create one layer. Fill any gaps by trimming ladyfingers. 
  3. Using a 1/4 cup measure, start drenching the ladyfingers. Make sure you get every one of them. You will use half of the milk mixture here. Don't worry if it looks like a lot, the ladyfingers will soak up the milk
  4. Wait 10-20 minutes for the ladyfingers to soak up most of the milk mixture
  5. Repeat with the second layer of ladyfingers
  6. Place the dish in the fridge for ~2 hours
  7. In the meanwhile, whip up heavy cream to stiff peaks
  8. Spread half of the heavy cream on top of the ladyfingers, using an offset spatula to even it out
  9. In the other half, add any food color of your liking (or don't). Transfer to a piping bag, and pipe to decorate. You can use any style of piping you like!
  10. Decorate with crushed freeze dried strawberries and chopped pistachios
  11. Serve and enjoy!

Video Tutorial:

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Notes

  • The cardamom adds a Rus Malai flavor to the Tres Leches. If you are not a fan of the flavor, you can use cinnamon instead, or just use vanilla essence. Make sure to taste the mix and adjust it to your preference
  • The exact number of ladyfingers you end up using will depend on the size of your pan - just make sure you use between 35-40, otherwise the ratio will be off from the milk mix!
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Chilling Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Category: Desserts
  • Method: No Bake
  • Cuisine: American, Mexican, Pakistani