Why Should I Make this Cake?
What is Ras Malai?
Ras Malai is a traditional South Asian dessert in which sweetened milk is cooked and perfumed with chopped nuts, cardamom and a little saffron (sometimes, not always). Sweetened tender mini cakes are then placed in that milk to soak up all those flavours. There is something about that milky cake texture that makes it an almost natural dessert to convert into a Ras Malai Tres Leches Cake.
What Goes in this Ras Malai Tres Leches Cake
A White Cake mix with a dose of beautifully scented cardamomA condensed, evaporated, and whole milk mix with a little more cardamom and a drop or two of rosewaterA pillowy sweetened whipped cream topping
How can I make this in one big pan?
Here in these photos I have used a 18 150ml jars. However, you can use the same ingredients to make it in a 13*9 pan. Here is how
Bake the cake in a 13*9 panBring it to room temperature then poke holes in the cake (I like to use the back of a wooden spoon) Gently pour the milk mix all over the cake - it may seem like it initially won’t go in, but it will. Just make sure you get it all over the cake.When the cake is completely cool then cover it with a mix of 2 cups whipped cream and 5 tbsp sugar (or use cool whip, it’s all good).
How do I make Ras Malai Tres Leches ahead of time?
This cake becomes better as it sits so you can make the whole thing a day ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to serve. This is whether it is in cups or one big pan. It also keeps well for a few days after making. Not that leftovers are ever a problem per se.
Can I change out the milks?
I truly love these as is. However life happens and for those times here are some suggested subs for this Ras Malai Tres Leches Cake.
Dulce de leche for sweetened condensed milk, this will give a caramelly more “kheer” like flavour, it will also be a little less sweetHalf n half for the whole milk, for a richer cakeYou can also sub out the evaporated milk with a mix of condensed milk (¼ cup) and whole milk (¾c up) but personally I am not crazy about that substitution.
Other Crowd Friendly Desserts (that you can make ahead!)
Mango MousseBread KheerEasy Lemon MousseNo Bake Oreo Crust CheesecakeMocha Icebox Cake
Made this cake? Rate it below and tag me in your recreations on Instagram @flourandspiceblog - happy baking!
