I Just Made INCREDIBLE Turkish Milk Cakes (Pistachio & Caramel Flavours)

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These Turkish milk cakes (Trileçe) are a fantastic and easy dessert to make when you're craving something different. Soft sponge cake is soaked in a delicious milk mixture, then it's topped with whipped cream and caramel. We're also making a pistachio one, and it's so easy for you to customise and invent your own flavour.
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Ingredients:

Vanilla sponge cake:
4 Eggs divided into whites and yolks
120g All purpose flour
100g Milk
100g Granulated sugar/caster sugar
1 Tsp Baking Powder
1 Tsp Vanilla Paste/Essence
1/4 Tsp Salt
1/4 Tsp Cream of Tartar

Milk Soak:
260g whole milk
200g heavy cream
30g sugar

Caramel topping:
170g Heavy cream
100g sugar
20g Butter

Whipped cream
350g Heavy cream
30g Sugar

Pistachio cake:
Same as vanilla cake, except you will use:
60g All purpose flour instead of 120g
60g Ground pistachios
Green Gel food coloring

Pistachio Soak:
Milk soak with additional
75g Pure Pistachio Paste
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Directions:

Vanilla cake:
1- Mix together the flour, salt and baking powder
2- In a bowl, add all of the egg whites, with the cream of tartar. Whisk until foamy
3- Begin adding 70g of the sugar, one tablespoon at a time until all has been incorporated. Whisk until firm peaks are achieved
4- In another bowl, add the egg yolks and vanilla with the rest of the sugar. Whisk this together until it lightens in colour and is fluffy and airy
5- Add the milk to the eggs and mix together lightly, then sieve in the dry ingredients
6- Using a spatula and a folding motion, fold the flour into the yolks, but only until no dry spots remain. DO NOT OVERMIX
7- Add a few tablespoons of the fluffy egg whites to the cake batter and then fold together until it has thinned out
8- Fold the mixture into the rest of the egg whites until fully combined, but again DO NOT OVERMIX
9- Lay a baking sheet in a baking dish, then pour in the cake batter
10- Bake at 160c (fan on) for 25 minutes until a toothpick can be inserted and comes out clean
11- Remove the dish from the oven, then let the cake rest in the tin for 5 minutes
12- After 5 minutes, place the cake upside down on a wire cooling rack, and peel off the baking paper
13- Allow to rest for about an hour

Caramel Trilece:
1- Prepare the milk soak, by mixing together the ingredients
2- Use a skewer or something pointy, to poke holes into the top of the cake all over
3- Pour the milk soak over the entire dish, and allow it to rest and soak in for about 2 hours
4- While resting, make a caramel by melting the sugar in a small pot over low heat
5- Once it begins melting stir in the remaining sugar, and then add the butter once it starts to bubble
6- Once the butter has melted and been mixed in, stir in the cream, then turn off the heat
7- Pour it out into a bowl and allow the caramel to cool
8- Prepare whipped cream by whisking together the ingredients until firm peaks form (do not overmix)
9- Spread the whipped cream evenly over the dish
10- Pour over the caramel and spread it out into a flat layer
11- Pipe over whipped cream lines, then use a toothpick to decorate it in stripes

Pistachio Trilece
1- The cake is made the same way as the vanilla cake, except add the food coloring to the egg yolks and sift the mixture, then add any pistachio pieces left over
2- Make the soak with a blender
3- Top with whipped cream and chopped pistachios

0:00 Intro
0:23 Making the vanilla sponge cake
4:22 The Sweet milk soak
5:28 Preparing the toppings
6:06 Assembling the Tres Leches
6:52 Our Pistachio Tres Leches
8:30 Taste Test & Outro

[thismissivemisfit]

I've been on a baking spree (mostly butter cakes) this past week, now that home visitation restrictions have been lifted and we can finally have a proper Eid. It's very rare to find any type of soaked cakes in my country, and making these require a lot of time and fridge storage which we do not have at the moment lol. But I'll definitely give this a go soon!

[namelessdesires]

This recipe is great!
I'm from Mexico and the "3 leches" we have here are usually made with evaporated, condensed and something vaguely translated to half/cream milk. Of course is very tasty but your sponge made me very excited. I bet it's amazing.

My recommendation: Make one with cardamom and rose water. Those are not flavors I've seen in Mexico before but because I love using cardamom in everything I tried and it was a.m.a.z.i.n.g.
I'm looking forward to try the pistachio one, they look very tasty.

[perihangamze]

Trileçe, one of my favorite desserts as a Turkish person 😌Glad someone around the internet appreciates this beauty

[omarpatel]

There's something about your channel and dishes that make it so simple but traditional quality that makes me want to save all the videos and add to my recipe book

[shadowguard]

Looks a lot like tres leches cake from South America. I’ve made tres leches a few times and it’s delicious. I’m sure this version is delicious too.

[martinaohare]

Absolutely love your presentation style, sharp, honest, informative and to the point.

[Valkyrion]

I've been to Turkey twice and Trilece is what I always go for. After I had it the first time, I searched around town before I went back home. Thanks for the recipe.

[davinak]

You can make tres leches into lots of flavours the same way you did with the pistachio one, you can add in saffron or Nutella etc to the milk and if you forget to poke holes into the cake after you’ve poured the milk just poke the holes in anyway it’ll help penetrate the cake better. Also it’s good to take the caramelisation off the cake for a better soak and tasting cake.

[neeshweesh]

I wish I lived in North London!! 😂😂

I make several of your recipes on a regular basis but sometimes.. let's just say your videos also support Middle Eastern businesses!! ;) Lol.

Right.. I'm off to find a patisserie and baklava shop!

[sigogglin]

I learned long ago baking recipes are more reliable/repeatable with weights vs cups so thanks for doing this in grams!

[omniton]

I love this channel! Every one of your recipes are amazing!

[Thats_the_me_espresso]

After watching many asmr, neatly organized, slow and patient cooking videos, this is the most realistic cooking I've ever seen lool

[mariaroquavega]

What!!!? They look beautiful! No need to cry

[clairebellavia]

They look divine and I'm inspired to give it a go after watching your video - thanks 🙂

[davinak]

Also you can make a regular sponge it doesn’t have to be like this one you can use any plain cake you’d like and do the same thing and it’ll turn out exactly the same. I used to make hundreds of these a week for a local bake house as one of their pastry chefs so trust me

[ZoeyAleey]

Dit the caramel versiob today. Many thanks, that recipe was so accurate and came out perfectly. It's amazing tohat you always give the best advices and the tip to avoid ruining it.
Much appreciated guys, you rock!

[SD-rerh]

The best vido about tresleches, you cover both pistachio and caramel flavored, Thanks a lots

[Shaimaa-ArtStudio]

I have never heard of those cakes before, definitely going to try them

[aluminiumknight]

I know it's not middle Eastern but take a look at Uzbek Pilaf, I think you will love it and I think it has influenced "رز بخاري" That's eaten in the middle East

[juliah]

Thank you for making this so thorough and easy to follow! I can't wait to make this 😋