History of Tres Leches Cake

Also known as pastel de tres leches, tres leches cake’s popularity can be traced back to the 1940s in Latin America. This is when Nestle began to print tres leches cake recipes on their condensed and evaporated milk cans. Some say the cake was inspired by other soaked cakes such as trifles and tiramisu, which had an impact in Mexico in the 19th century.

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