Easy Tres Leches Cake is a delicious doctored cake mix recipe with a creamy whipped topping. This ultra moist cake is just the thing to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
What Is Tres Leches Cake?
Tres Leches is a popular Mexican and Latin American dessert. Tres Leches means “3 milk”. This easy dessert consists of a cake cooked in a 9×13-inch pan which is then soaked with 3 milks: sweetened condensed milk, whole milk, and heavy cream.
Only a handful of simple ingredients are needed.
Ingredients
Yellow Cake Mix– I use Duncan Hines or Betty Crocker.
Vegetable Oil
Vanilla Extract
Large Egg
Sweetened Condensed Milk– comes in a can. Be sure not to use evaporated milk. They look the same at first glance.
Whole Milk
Heavy Cream
Cool Whip– If you prefer, you can use 3 cups of fresh whipped cream.
How To Serve
Tres Leches Cake is typically served cold. The addition of the millk mixture gives the cake a custard-like texture and it tastes really good chilled. I like to serve it with any kind of seasonal fruit. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, or peaches are delicious with it. You could even do fresh pineapple or mango for more of a tropical flavor. It makes a great Cinco de Mayo dessert and is also good for a potluck or summer cookout.
Make Ahead
This cake is even better if it is made a day in advance to really give the cake time to soak up all the milk. You can make it 2 days in advance if necessary.
Recipe Tips
Be sure to let the cake cool a little before poking holes in it.
Cake should be made at least 2 hours in advance.
For a little extra flavor, sprinkle a little ground cinnamon on top.
You can add half a teaspoon of almond extract to the batter for extra flavor.
How To Store Easy Tres Leches Cake
Cover well with plastic wrap and it will keep in the refrigerator for 3 days.
More Tres Leches Cake Recipes
Tres Leches Cake with Strawberries
Crock Pot Tres Leches Bread Pudding
Easy Tres Leches Cake
Ingredients
Instructions
Pour batter into pan. Bake for 28 to 34 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Notes
Nutritional info is provided as an estimate only and will vary based on brands of products used.
Nutrition
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Recipe adpated from Betty Crocker.
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