Tres Leches Cake is a latin milk soaked sponge cake with a soft and moist crumb. The cake is soaked in three kinds of milk (tres- three, leche- milk) and thats how it gets its name. On its own, the sponge is airy and after absorbing the spiced milk sauce, it transforms into a luscious, dense and rich cake. This masala chai tres leche tastes like a cup of sweet milky indian chai aka tea - it’s indulgent, soft and has a wonderful taste of milky tea and spices in every bite. If you love chai desserts, do checkout my chai tiramisu, masala chai ice cream, chai spiced shortbread sandwiches and chai mug cake. Saying that my family loves tres leches cake is an understatement. I mean they adore it!! There are very few cake flavors that we all agree upon at once and this is definitely the one. Another of our favorite to make during mango season is the mango tres leches cake. For Diwali this year, I wanted to make a cake inspired by indian flavors and that is how this idea of a chai infused cake was born.
What is Masala Chai Tresh Leches Cake
A light and airy chai spiced sponge soaked in a tea infused 3 milk concoction which is covered in dulce de leche whipped cream. Dreamy right? This Masala Chai Tres Leches Cake is
eggless airy and moist tastes like milky sweet chai (doodh patti (milky indian tea), see this video I made earlier this year) super easy to make perfect for festivals
There are quite a few steps to this recipe but nothing is too complicated. The four essential steps to making this cake are –
Ingredients
The recipe needs every simple basic ingredients from you pantry and refrigerator. You will need flour, cornstarch, leavening agents, sugar and yogurt for the cake. Other than that you will need 3 kinds of milk products- evaporated milk, condensed milk and heavy cream to make the soaking milk. You will need heavy cream and dulce de leche to make the frosting. Lets look at the components of Masala Chai Tres Leches Cake one by one :
How To Make Masala Chai Tres Leches Cake
Grind the Chai Masala
Make the Chai Infused 3 Milk Mixture
Prepare the Eggless Cake Batter & Bake The Sponge
Make the dulce de leche Whipped Cream
Assmeble The Cake
Recipe Tips
Cake Batter : - The cake batter is made in one bowl.It is one of the most easy cakes to bake. Fold the batter with a spatula just until it is well incorporated then stop. Keep in mind to not overmix the batter. You can bake the cake in a round pan, however I like square pans. Dairy : - The cake uses a lot of dairy products like many kinds of milk and yogurt. Always choose whole milk and full fat yogurt for this recipe. Make Ahead :- You can bake and soak the cake on one day and then next day just make the whipped cream and slather it on top. The cake needs to soak for at least 12 hours for best flavor. Serving Suggestions :- Reserve a bit of the soaking milk and serve it with the cake slices. Cake with extra milk is truly heavenly. Variations : - You can bake this cake batter into 12 cupcakes and bake for about 18 minutes till a toothpick comes out clean. Cool the cupcakes, poke and individually soak them in milk. Then you can pipe the whipped cream just like you would decorate cupcakes.
Storage
Once you have soaked the cake, you can store it the unfrosted cake for 3-4 days in the refrigerator. After frosting the cake, serve it with 2-3 days. Additionally, you can freeze the unsoaked sponge for upto two months. Thaw the cake and then soak and frost it.
