Thai Tea Tres Leches Cake

This is a rich dessert that blends the bold, aromatic flavours of Thai tea with the creamy indulgence of a tres leches cake.

For the Thai tea component in this recipe, we have used Green Leaves Premium Thai Tea Concentrate, provided to us by one of our partners, Silver Quest. Made with authentic tea leaves and bold spices, Green Leaves Premium Thai Tea Concentrate delivers a rich, robust flavour, and is great to use in making desserts as well as drinks.

Serving size: 6-8

Ingredients:

For the cake

• 170g flour
• 2 ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup sugar
• ½ cup oil
• 1/3 cup Green Leaves Premium Thai Tea Concentrate
• ¾ cup condensed milk
• 2 tsp vanilla essence

For the Thai tea three-milk mixture

• 1 cup full cream milk
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1/3 cup condensed milk  
• 2 tbsp Green Leaves Premium Thai Tea Concentrate

For the topping

• 1 cup whipping cream
• 3 tbsp Green Leaves Premium Thai Tea Concentrate
• 2 tbsp condensed milk

Instructions:

1. To start off, prepare the dry ingredients for the cake. For this, sift 170g flour, 2 ½ tsp baking powder, and ¼ tsp salt to a large bowl.
2. Then, in another bowl, mix the wet ingredients. First, add in 2 eggs, 1/3 cup sugar, and ½ cup oil. Mix together for 1 minute using a hand-held electric mixer on low speed until it becomes creamy and smooth.
3. Next, add 1/3 cup Green Leaves Thai Tea Concentrate and ¾ cup condensed milk. Continue mixing for another 30 seconds, until just combined.
4. Now, add around 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Using a whisk, mix until it is incorporated into the batter. Continue adding the dry ingredients and mixing until you run out of it. Lastly, mix in 2 tsp vanilla essence just until combined.
5. Preheat the oven at 190 degrees Celsius for around 10 minutes.
6. In the meantime, prepare the baking tray (we have used a 7 ½ inch tray with a depth of around 2-inches). First, rub 2 tsp oil on the bottom and sides of the tray. Then, dust the tray with around a tbsp of plain flour. You can place a spoon in the middle of the tray and just gently tap while turning it sideways to evenly distribute the flour to the bottom. To dust the sides, hold the tray vertically, place the spoon on the side, and then just turn it like a wheel while tapping.
7. Then, pour the cake batter into the tray and place it in the middle rack of the oven. Bake the cake at 190 degrees Celsius for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted to the centre comes out clean. The top of the cake will be brown in colour by then.
8. Once baked, remove the cake from the oven and let it cool for 15 minutes at room temperature. Then, trim the browned edges and top of the cake, and lightly poke holes on the top using a fork.
9. To make the three-milk mixture, mix together 1 cup full cream milk, 1/3 cup evaporated milk, and 1/3 cup condensed milk. To bring the Thai tea flavour, add in 2 tbsp Green Leaves Premium Thai Tea Concentrate to the milk mixture and mix well.
10. Pour the milk mixture over the cake using a spoon, waiting each time until it fully absorbs into the cake. Then, chill the cake in the refrigerator for around 30 minutes to let the milk completely soak into it.
11. Meanwhile, make the whipped cream topping for the cake. To do this, add 1 cup whipping cream to a large bowl and using a hand-held electric mixer, whip the cream on low speed until it reaches soft peaks (soft peaks mean that when you take the beater out of the whipping cream, the beater will have peaks that barely hold their shape and flop easily). This took us around 3-4 minutes. Keep in mind that the whipping time will depend on the brand and temperature of the cream. You can also chill the cream to make it easier to whip.
12. Then, add 3 tbsp Green Leaves Premium Thai Tea Concentrate and 2 tbsp condensed milk. Continue whipping until the cream reaches stiff peaks (stiff peaks mean that when you lift the beaters from the mixture, the peaks hold their shape). This took us around 1-2 more minutes.
13. Take the cake out of the refrigerator and pipe the whipped cream on top of it. Chill the cake in the fridge for at least 1-2 hours before serving.

*Silver Quest Male' outlet: Medhuziyaarai Magu, infront of Majeedhiyya School.
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