Guava Tres Leches Cake

Guava and Tres Leches come together in this guava Tres Leches cake recipe for a dessert that is out of this world! Traditional Tres Leches cake is topped with a Tres Leches glaze made from milk, evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk. The cake is topped with homemade whipped cream and guava marmalade for the perfect ending. If you enjoyed this guava Tres Leches cake recipe, you will definitely love my other recipes like this Guava Cheesecake, Chocolate Tres Leches Cake and Horchata Tres Leches Cake.

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An Explanation Of The Ingredients

• Flour – Whisk the flour with baking powder and salt.
• Baking Powder – A little baking powder for the guava cake to rise.
• Eggs – Separate the whites from the yolks.
• Butter – Use unsalted, room temperature butter for this recipe.
• Vanilla Extract – Add vanilla extract to give the guava cake a hint of vanilla.
• Sugar – Use white granulated sugar for sweetness.
• Milk – Use whole milk for this recipe.
• Evaporated Milk – Combine with milk and sweetened condensed milk to make the Tres Leches glaze.
• Sweetened Condensed Milk – Mix together with the milk and evaporated milk to make the glaze.
• Heavy Cream – Mix the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
• Guava Marmalade – Top the cake with homemade whipped cream and guava marmalade.

This is what the cake batter will look like once you are done mixing.

Beat the egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form.

Fold the egg whites into the cake batter and pour into a baking dish.

How To Make Guava Tres Leches Cake

1. First, start by adding the flour, baking powder and salt to a bowl. Whisk together to combine and set aside for now.
2. Separate the eggs from the yolks very carefully. Make sure the whites are inside of a clean bowl and that you don’t mix any yolk in with the whites.
3. In a stand mixer, combine the butter and sugar. Mix until you have a creamy consistency. This may take about 3-5 minutes.
4. Add the egg yolks one at a time while continuing to mix.
5. Mix in the vanilla extract and 1/2 cup of milk.
6. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
7. Add the flour mixture about 1/4 cup at a time to the wet ingredients while mixing. Stop to scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
8. Transfer the cake batter to a separate bowl and thoroughly wash and dry the mixer and mixing bowl.
9. Add the egg whites to the clean mixing bowl and mix on high speed until stiff peaks form.
10. Pour the beaten egg whites into the cake batter. Fold the egg whites in using a spatula just until it is incorporated.
11. Grease a 9×13 baking dish.
12. Pour the cake batter into the baking dish and bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry.
13. Remove the cake from the oven and use a fork to poke holes into it.
14. In a bowl, mix together the sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and whole milk. Pour this glaze over the cake about 1/2 cup at a time. Do this about 2-3 times or as many times as you wish depending on how moist you want the cake.
15. Top with whipped cream and guava marmalade dollops. Swirl the guava marmalade into the whipped cream topping to form nice patterns.
16. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight, serve and enjoy!

Poke holes into the cake and pour the Tres Leches glaze and whipped cream over it.

Add dollops of guava marmalade over the whipped cream topping and mix it in to decorate.

How To Make Homemade Whipped Cream

1. In a stand mixer, add the heavy cream, sugar and vanilla extract.
2. Mix on high speed until stiff peaks form and it resembles whipped cream. Do not over mix.
3. Top the completely cooled cake with whipped cream and dollops of guava marmalade and enjoy!

Where Can I Buy Guava Marmalade?

Guava Marmalade can be found in most supermarkets in the international aisle. If you can’t find it, you can also buy it here or at most Latin American supermarkets.

Storing Suggestions

Store leftover guava cake in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Make sure to cover with plastic wrap. If you plan on freezing the cake, do not add the whipped cream until you’re ready to serve. Freeze the cake inside of an air tight container. Thaw frozen guava cake in the refrigerator overnight.

Tips & Variations

• You should have about 1-2 cups of Tres Leches glaze left over. Serve it together with the cake because some people like pouring extra glaze over their slice.
• When you’re testing the cake for doneness, insert a toothpick into the center. There might be cake clinging to the toothpick but that’s ok as long as the cake is dry and not wet.
• Use room temperature butter and eggs for this guava cake recipe.
• Use store bought guava marmalade like this one or make homemade if you’d like.
• When topping the cake with guava marmalade, add the dollops to the top of the whipped cream about 1 tbsp at a time. Swirl it into the whipped cream and form nice patterns to decorate if you wish. I used about 1/2 cup of the guava marmalade but you can use more according to taste.