On Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 7:24:15 PM UTC-5, Steve Freides wrote:
> After having 3 Leches, a white cake soaked in 3 kinds of milk
> (evaporated, sweetened condensed, and plain) and topped with whipped
> cream, the other day, we decided to make it at home. I'm hoping someone
> who knows Mexican (or wherever this is from - we had it for the first
> time at a Mexican restaurant, and a few days ago at an Argentine rodizio
> place) will tell me a bit more about it.
>
> Specifically, is there anything special about the cake or is the main
> point to have the tres leches on your basic white/vanilla cake? We
> opted for the latter approach, using a vanilla/white cake mix, and we
> thought the results were pretty spectacular.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> -S-

Try Cuban style. Mexicans suck at making desserts. Tres Leches by no means is a Mexican dessert.