Using a pastry brush, spoon or a squeeze bottle lightly soak the cake layer with the 1 / 4th of the cherry syrup. (drizzledwithflavor.com)
Instead add some coffee powder / flavouring and the alcohol as you will not be able to soak the cake like you can the lady fingers. (luzalmond.com)
A traditional Tres Leches cake is as type of sponge cake or butter cake using 3 milks to soak the cake in, typically evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and heavy cream. (sugarfreemom.com)