How To Make Tres Leches Cake
Indulge yourself with our moist tres leches cake after a big meal! It’s topped with a caramel-like cream for a sweeter treat.
Serves:
Ingredients
- butter yellow cake mix1 package
- 3large eggs
- ⅔cupmilk
- 1tspvanilla extract
- 1tspcinnamon
For Topping:
- 14ozsweetened condensed milk1 can
- 12ozevaporated milk1 can
- 1cupheavy whipping cream
For Whipped Cream:
- 1cupheavy whipping cream
- 3tbspconfectioners’ sugar
- 1tspvanilla extract
For Garnish (Optional):
- berries
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
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Combine the cake mix, eggs, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl.
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Beat with a hand mixer to combine until well incorporated.
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Pour into prepared pan.
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Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
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Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
Topping:
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In a large bowl, combine the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream together.
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Whisk until combined.
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Use a chopstick or skewer, and generously poke holes on top of the warm cake.
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Pour the milk mixture slowly over the cake, and let the mixture absorb and fill the holes.
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Refrigerate, covered, for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Whipped Cream:
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Add the cream, confectioner’s sugar, and vanilla in a bowl, then beat until it begins to thicken.
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Continue to beat until soft peaks form.
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Spread the cream over the cake.
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Serve with sliced strawberries, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 330.17kcal
- Fat: 22.76g
- Saturated Fat: 13.81g
- Trans Fat: 0.06g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 6.64g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.05g
- Carbohydrates: 24.95g
- Fiber: 0.12g
- Sugar: 24.73g
- Protein: 7.38g
- Cholesterol: 125.47mg
- Sodium: 111.03mg
- Calcium: 218.72mg
- Potassium: 275.93mg
- Iron: 0.37mg
- Vitamin A: 244.30µg
- Vitamin C: 1.64mg
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