The present invention relates to novel (meth)acrylic esters of polyalkoxylated trimethylolpropane of the formula where EO is O—CH2-CH2- PO is independently at each instance O—CH2-CH(CH3)- or O—CH(CH3)-CH2- n1, n2 and n3 are independently 4, 5 or 6, n1+n2+n3 is 14, 15 or 16, m1, m2 and m3 are independently 1, 2 or 3, m1+m2+m3 is 4, 5 or 6, R1, R2 and R3 are independently H or CH3, a simplified process for preparing these esters and the use of reaction mixtures thus obtainable.