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Moist & Fluffy Ras Malai Tres Leches Cake is a beautiful union between Ras Malai (Pakistani sweet) and Tres Leches cake (Spanish cake). This blogpost will explore everything you need to know about this fusion dessert.

WHAT IS RAS MALAI TRES LECHES CAKE?

Moist & Fluffy Ras Malai Tres Leches Cake is a fusion Spanish-Pakistani/Indian cake. It is composed of chenna (an intermediate recipe of making paneer) and a delicious milk mixture, all with fresh pistachios and rose petals dazzled on top.

side shot of the ras malai cake in a dessert plate.

Tres Leches is a sponge cake soaked in three distinct kinds of milk. In an original twist, we are adding a sartorial Ras Malai milk and Ras Malai dumplings as well. The Indian/Pakistani dessert recipe is light, fluffy, and moist. It's a fusion of Ras Malai together with Tres Leches, and voila! We get Ras Malai Tres Cake. Please check out Gulab Jamun Cheesecake.

INGREDIENTS

Ras malai- The star of this dessert; without Ras Malai there's no Ras Malai Tres Leches Cake.
Milks- Mixing 3 types of Milk: evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, heavy whipping cream, and for the fusion flavor add milk from the Ras Malai.
Eggs- Always keep the yolk and the white separate, make sure the eggs are cold and NOT room temperature.
Dry Ingredients- Just roughly mix the dry ingredients together

HOW TO MAKE THE SPONGE CAKE?

Whip the yolks - Use an electric hand mixer to get better results. Whip them until they are pale yellow in color and mix with sugar.
Whip the whites- Keep the whites separately, whip them until they are stiff. Whip the whites using an electric hand mixer.
Flour Mixture - Just add a few ingredients to the flour mixture and mix it together with a spoon. Lastly, be sure to sift the flour.

HOW TO MAKE THE MILK MIXTURE?

Mix evaporated milk, sweetened condense milk, heavy whipping cream, and the Ras Malai milk together.

TIPS

Set up 3 Mixing bowls. It will be so easy to work with.
Always use a clean and dry hand mixer to beat the egg yolks and whites.
After pouring yolk mixture over the flour mixture use a spatula. Gently and continuously fold.
Use the fork to pierce all the cake.
Leave the cake on the counter for 60 minutes after taking it out of the oven.
After pouring the milk mixture when the cake cools down, let it sit overnight in the refrigerator.
Always apply frosting and Ras Malai dumplings when ready to serve.
The pan for this recipe can be about 8 in by 8 in or 9 in by 13 in. (I personally like to use a Pyrex dish with lid.)
Butter the pan well so it won't stick to the bottom.

HOW TO MAKE RAS MALAI TRES LECHES CAKE?

In another bowl, add the yolks and sugar and mix them.

Add Kewra, milk, milk from Ras Malai, vanilla extract, and mix them.

It should look like this then add some sugar, give it a mix again.

Add yolk mixture into the dry mixture and fold it with a spatula.

Add in egg whites mixture and fold it with the spatula.

After baking, let it rest for sometime on the counter.

Pierce the surface all over with a fork.

Pour the milk mixture all across the cake. Let it sit in the refrigerator overnight.

Garnish with rose petals and pistachios.

ras malai tres leches cake in a pan with rose petals on the side in a bowl.

HOW TO STORE IT AND HOW LONG IT LASTS?

You can fully assemble and make a tres leches cake 1 to 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate overnight, place the Ras Malai and frosting just before serving.

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ras malai cake in a plate and a side shot of the cake.

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