Hello Everyone

Does anyone know if it's possible or even right to ice a Tres Leches cake with buttercream icing? I have someone who has requested that cake for their wedding, and I just wanted to make sure before I give her an answer.

Thanks,
Michelle

I wouldn't ice it in buttercream because the three milks cake is way to delicate for a heavy frosting. I would use a modified whip cream or I've used the whipped cream buttercream recipe from this site.
You aren't stacking these on each other are you?
You will have to use a system that doesn't have the cakes stacked on each other. I would use a cascade type of support for the cakes or the "floating" tier system from wilton for the three milks cake.
Check at a local bakery to see if they get any of their materials from bakerycraft and see if they would order you either the five tier or 3 tier cascade delivery system. Or check out Pastry whiz and see if they have one ( I think they do). Here is the URL for pastry whiz www.pastrywhiz.com

I wouldn't use buttercream, here in Guatemala we eat the cake with "turron" it's delicious !!!! i'll try to get u the recipe, before tomorrow but if I can't search for turron(spanish), it is also very popular for fondant cakes, almost every wedding here is asked to be done in cajeta or turron ... u should try it !

Thank you so much for all the great advice And if you have any recipes specific to the Tres Leche cake, please email them to me

~Michelle