Tres Leches Cake
Prep Time:
15 Minutes
Cook Time:
Total Time: 1 Hour
55 Minutes
Servings: 15
Sweetened condensed milk, whole milk and whipping cream are the traditional “three milks” that are mixed together and poured into “poke” holes, saturating this tres leches cake recipe and transforming it from an everyday sheet cake into a moist, flavorful and deeply rich dessert
Ingredient List
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix
- 1 ¼ cups water
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
- 1 cup whole milk or evaporated milk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 container Betty Crocker™ Whipped fluffy white frosting
Preparation
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
- In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
- Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Let stand 5 minutes. Poke top of hot cake every 1/2 inch with long-tined fork, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking.
- In large bowl, stir together sweetened condensed milk, whole milk and whipping cream. Carefully pour evenly over top of cake. Cover; refrigerate about 1 hour or until mixture is absorbed into cake. Frost with frosting. Store covered in refrigerator.
Recipe Tips
- Tres leches—or “three milks” in Spanish—is just a very moist cake that’s enriched with two forms of concentrated milk and rich cream. The full dairy and vanilla flavors are a favorite in the southern U.S.
- Try serving this cake topped with a fresh berry or tropical fruit compote.
- Be sure to wipe the fork occasionally to reduce sticking as you poke even rows in the cake.
