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Copycat Chuy’s Tres Leches Cake

September 16, 2020 · FoodHussy · 6 Comments

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Chuy's Tres Leches Cake is by far and away my absolute favorite restaurant dessert. Usually around my birthday - I treat myself and just get a piece of it to-go. NO MORE!!! Cuz I learned how to make it at home! This Copycat Chuy's Tres Leches Cake will now be your favorite too!  via @foodhussyChuy's Tres Leches Cake is by far and away my absolute favorite restaurant dessert. Usually around my birthday - I treat myself and just get a piece of it to-go. NO MORE!!! Cuz I learned how to make it at home! This Copycat Chuy's Tres Leches Cake will now be your favorite too!  via @foodhussy

Chuy’s Tres Leches Cake is by far and away my absolute favorite restaurant dessert. Usually around my birthday – I treat myself and just get a piece of it to-go. One time at work – they got me a whole pan of it for my birthday! NO MORE!!! Cuz I learned how to make it at home! This Copycat Chuy’s Tres Leches Cake will now be your favorite too!

Copycat Chuy's Tres Leches Cake

Tres Leches means “three milks” in Spanish – and it’s served with a little moat of these three milks around the cake. The interesting part to me has always been that the cake doesn’t fall apart or get soggy – but it’s so delicious to spoon up a bite with some of the tres leches! Yum!

Copycat Chuy's Tres Leches Cake

I’m really not much of a baker – I don’t love the exactness of it all – but I really like this cake and have wanted to make it for a long time. There some things that are specific to it – the strawberries on top, it’s served cold with that yummy milky moat around it.

Is Tres Leches cake soggy? Served cold?

No – it’s totally not soggy and yes – it’s served cold! The sogginess is something I’m sensitive too – I don’t like soggy bread so I’m always surprised at how not soggy it is. And then be sure to refrigerate the cake and the leftovers – that way your milks won’t get funky!

Copycat Chuy's Tres Leches Cake

How do you make Tres Leches cake?

It’s a very light and fluffy cake – and you want it to stay that way. First – making it is really simple!

Mix together egg yolks and sugar with a hand held mixer. Then add flour, baking powder, vanilla and milk – beat again. Separately, beat the egg whites with salt until they form soft peaks – this will take a couple of minutes. Then, FOLD egg whites into the cake batter – be delicate – this keeps the cake light.

Bake at 350 for 50 minutes. The cake really pops out of the baking dish but then when you let it cool – it deflates a bit – still very light and fluffy.

Copycat Chuy's Tres Leches Cake

The last step is the most important – after the cake cools – poke holes in the cake with a straw – or even a knife (make slits). Then mix together in a separate bowl evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and heavy cream. My suggestion is about an hour before serving – pour the “tres leches” over the cake. I did it overnight and it made the cake pretty dense – I like a lighter cake.

Copycat Chuy's Tres Leches Cake

Don’t feel like you need to use all the milk – pour about half over the cake and reserve the rest for serving. Then with every piece, spoon a little milk moat around and top with a drizzle of caramel sauce and sliced strawberries.

Copycat Chuy's Tres Leches Cake

Food Hussy’s Favorite Desserts!

I have quite a few favorites – so what are some other desserts I love? Here are my faves:

  • Mom’s Peach Cobbler
  • Dad’s Rhubarb Custard Pie
  • Carnival Cruise Line’s Chocolate Melting Cake
Copycat Chuy's Tres Leches Cake

Copycat Chuy’s Tres Leches Cake

Chuy's Tres Leches Cake is by far and away my absolute favorite restaurant dessert. Usually around my birthday – I treat myself and just get a piece of it to-go. NO MORE!!! Cuz I learned how to make it at home! This Copycat Chuy's Tres Leches Cake will now be your favorite too!
5 from 6 votes
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Cook Time 50 mins
1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 50 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Mexican
Servings 6

Equipment

  • Rectangle baking dish
  • Handheld Mixer
  • Batter Bowl
  • Spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 6 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1.5 cups sugar
  • 1.5 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp butter

Tres Leches

  • 18 oz evaporated milk
  • 10 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 1.5 cups heavy cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla

Toppings

  • Sliced strawberries
  • Caramel sauce

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350
  • Crack the eggs and separate the whites from the yolks. Place the whites in the fridge for later.
  • In the bowl with the yolks, add the sugar and beat with hand mixer until smooth
  • Add flour, baking powder, vanilla and milk. Mix with hand mixer until mixed.
  • Remove the whites from the refrigerator. Add salt and beat them with the hand mixer on high for 2-3 minutes until soft peaks form.
  • With a rubber spatula, GENTLY fold egg whites into the cake batter.
  • Grease the bottom of an 8×8 or equivalent baking dish (I used an 8×11 rectangle dish) with the butter
  • Pour cake batter in dish and bake at 350 for 50 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Let cake cool for 10-20 minutes
  • While cake is cooling – in a bowl, mix together the "tres leches"
  • Poke holes with a straw or make small slits with a knife throughout the cake
  • If serving right away, pour 1/2 the milk mixture over the holes in the cake and let rest for 30-60 minutes. When serving, cut a piece of cake and serve with a moat of the remaining milk around the cake on the plate.
  • If serving later that day or next day, pour 1/3 of milk mixture over the cake. Cover and refrigerate. Refrigerate remaining milk mixture separately in an air tight covered bowl. When ready to serve, remove from the fridge, slice pieces and serve by pouring more of the milk mixture over each piece.
  • Top with a caramel drizzle and sliced strawberries

Notes

I used an 8×11 rectangular baking dish – Chuy’s cake is VERY THICK – so you want the dish to be at least 2/3 full – it should be a tall cake!
If you’re serving six slices, you’ll want about 1/4 cup of the milk mixture per slice. These are BIG slices!!!
You might want to make smaller slices and serve with a little less of the milk mixture.
Some locations serve with homemade whipped cream on top of the cake (under the strawberries/caramel), some serve on a bed of whipped cream and some serve without any!  
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  1. Donna says

    September 20, 2020 at 12:40 pm

    5 stars
    I used to live in Austin, TX and loved Chuy’s! I especially loved their Tres Leches. Looked all over and tried this recipe last night. It was awesome and tastes just like Chuy’s! You’re spot on about the amounts – I used an 8×11 pan for this recipe and the height was just about right. A little smaller pan would have been okay.

    Thank you – I will be making this again!

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    • FoodHussy says

      September 20, 2020 at 4:10 pm

      That’s awesome Donna!!! I actually went this week to Chuy’s and had to get the cake to compare and I do think I was pretty spot on! I love that you tried it and loved it! Woohoo!!! I’m doing their Creamy Jalapeno Dressing soon too!

      Reply
  2. Anon says

    November 14, 2020 at 11:17 pm

    5 stars
    Wow! I had very little expectation for success as I have little to no baking experience (especially baking from scratch). I went with the same sized pan as you because the 8×8 was awfully small (and I’m glad I did); I also subbed in homemade whipped cream to serve beneath the slice when plating. Your instructions were so easy to follow which is most appreciated. I must say I am wildly impressed and so was my boyfriend (it was his birthday) as well as my family that was able to try it. This has been such a huge craving for me during Covid as I’m still avoiding restaurants and not ordering things that can’t be heated/washed. Thank you so much for sharing this and I can’t wait to spread it with others. Keep it up!

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    • FoodHussy says

      November 14, 2020 at 11:27 pm

      OMG _ thank you!!! I love reading comments like this. It really is MY favorite birthday cake too – and trust me i’m NOT a baker!!!! Glad you loved it!

      Reply
  3. Angela says

    January 30, 2021 at 9:35 pm

    5 stars
    My daughter and her boyfriend made this tonight and it was amazing! Thank you so much for this recipe…it was spot on! I hate to admit we had Chuys last night and it was fresh in my memory.

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    • FoodHussy says

      January 30, 2021 at 11:20 pm

      that cake is amazing – it’s completely my favorite!!!!

      Reply

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