Copycat Porto's Bakery Tres Leches Cupcakes: The Triple-Milk Soaking Trick That Makes Them Perfect

A step-by-step recipe recreating the iconic Tres Leches Cupcakes from Porto's Bakery in LA. The video walks through making a light vanilla cupcake batter, soaking each cupcake in a three-milk mixture (evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream), and topping them with homemade whipped cream frosting and fresh fruit. A great watch for anyone craving Porto's but without easy access to one.

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🧾 Ingredients

  • 11 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 21 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 31/4 teaspoon salt
  • 45 large eggs, room temperature
  • 51/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 61 cup sugar
  • 71 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 81/4 cup whole milk
  • 912 ounces evaporated milk
  • 1010 ounces sweetened condensed milk
  • 111/3 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 122 cups heavy whipping cream (for frosting)
  • 131/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 14strawberries
  • 15blueberries
  • 16cinnamon
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