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Something about baking, as opposed to cooking, makes it much less intimidating to me. And making cupcakes, well… they’re just plain fun!
While out and about yesterday (truthfully, I was lost at the time) I stumbled across a little bake shop that had tres leches (Spanish for three milk) cupcakes as their special of the day. I’d always wanted to try this Latin American specialty, so I forked over the $5.00 for two of them.
They were yummy enough (addictive, honestly) that I decided to try making them myself today. I followed the recipe I found here and… oh my goodness, these are so delicious! According to my taste tester, they’re even better than the ones I bought yesterday!
Tres leches is traditionally a cake, but it’s so super rich that I almost think it’s better suited to cupcake form… you know, just a couple bites. These aren’t your traditional cupcakes, either, because if they’re made right and drenched in milk, you’ll want a spoon for all the sweet goodness at the bottom.
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Sounds yummy! Never had them but you’ve inspired me to maybe make some too.
OMG – ya suppose FedEx could ship those things???
Mmmm.
I have yet to try this cake in Mexico where it is very popular. The blog author you link to has a recipe for the cake (rather than cupcakes which look very fiddly) and I think I will make it my birthday cake.
Where did you get the cupcakes? Im not much of a baker so i rather buy them. My sons birthday is coming up and I figured this would be something different from the average cupcake. Thanks so much for your input
I bought them at Little Cake on Roswell Road in Buckhead…
http://www.littlecakebakery.com/
Hello Laura,
So glad you enjoyed the tres leches cupcakes. They’re my daughters’ absolute favorite!
Yes, they’re wonderful! I only wish I had an excuse to make them more often!