Tres Leches Cake Decorating Ideas

jimwolverinex Posted 20 Jul 2007 , 5:42am

I have a tres Leches recipe already at hand but I would like to know for those who make Tres Leches Cake to help me or give me advice on how to put a 2 layer Tres Leches cake together. what are the steps without me messing it up this weekend? I will probably use a 9" round cake pan to make the 2 layers but from there I am lost, on how to put it together. Please Help....

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neni Posted 20 Jul 2007 , 5:49am

This is how I make mine.
1. make a dam of icing ( I use frostin' pride whipped icing) on the bottom layer. Pour the milk over that let it soak in. Fill with whatever you are using. ( I use the same icing and some fruit)

2. Place the next layer on top. Put a dam around this one also. Soak with milk.

3. Once the milk is soaked into the top layer. Ice just like a normal cake.

4. I usually just decorate with fruit and a shell border.

Hopefully this wasn't to confusing for you.

roxxxy_luvs_duff Posted 20 Jul 2007 , 6:07am

the cake in my photos with the strawberries on top is a tres leches cake. i soak the cakes first then i fill the cake with vanilla cream. iced with frostin pride and added a border then added strawberries with glaze to the top

JanH Posted 20 Jul 2007 , 6:23am

LauraS Posted 20 Jul 2007 , 6:36am

Janh thank you great link. answered a question that i had.

neni Posted 20 Jul 2007 , 6:50am

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That's how my Mom's friend makes it. And I also went into the spanish forum and looked up everything about a Tres Leches cake. I think someone in there mentioned the making a dam around the cake too.

imartsy Posted 4 Jun 2008 , 3:40am

wait a dam around the cake itself, or just the layers? Where can I get this pastry pride stuff? I'm trying to use the "Perfect whipped cream" from the cake bible - is that not good to use? And then I frosted my cake with the dulce de leche and put whipped cream on top of that. I'm going to try to decorate it to look like a beach...

How much liquid are you putting on each layer? and is your liquid really liquid-ey or is it firmer? Like are you all using some kind of cream/pudding type stuff or the three milks mixed together - which is very soupy and liquid-ey?

WendyBoop Posted 16 Sep 2011 , 1:53am

This is a real good question! i am making one for the first time and i was wondering how the hell i would stack it, lol Im still confused on the shell border but im asuming the milk isnt watery all over the place once the cake has sat in the frig for a few hours......im i wrong? Wish me luck =) P.S. thx everyone, u have been a big help!

sweettreat101 Posted 17 Sep 2011 , 8:08pm

I place my layers on cardboard cake circles covered with wax paper leveled side facing up. I poke holes using a skewer. I take a 1/3 measuring cup and add one scoop of milks at a time and let it soak in. I repeat this process until each layer has enough of the milks. If gently lift the layer up and see the milks starting to pudding on the wax paper then you have enough. I always make sure that I don't soak to close the the edge of the cakes to keep the milks from seeping out the sides. I either partially freeze the layers or flip one facing down on a separate cake circle to slide in place over the filling. I find partially freezing the top layer makes it easier to handle. White tres leches is a pretty dense cake almost like a cornbread texture so it is a sturdier cake to work with. I also don't soak my cake so much that they are mushy. I have made two three tiered tres leches cake and many others and have never had any problems. I always add my dam before I add my mousse fillings. I have used Frosting Pride and butter cream for my tres leches cakes.

Tres Leches Cake Decorating Ideas

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