Easy Tres Leches Cake

"I wanted to make a simple, quick Tres Leches cake for my family. Too many recipes I'd found called for fruit, or meringue, or coconut -- which detracts from the rich milk flavor."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
1 cake
Serves:
15-18
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat over to 350º.
  • Grease or "pam" 9x12 baking pan.
  • Beat eggs in a large bowl.
  • Add water and cake mix and beat 3 minutes.
  • Pour batter into pan.
  • Bake for 30 minutes, or until cake has lost its jiggly center and springs back when touched.
  • Let cool to room temperature.
  • Mix the 3 milks.
  • Poke cake full of holes. A chopstick works great for this. Don't skimp on the holes; that's what allows the cake to absorb the milks.
  • Pour the milk mixture over the cake slowly, until it's absorbed the liquid.
  • Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Serve as desired. If you're serving company, you might cover the cake with whipped cream and fruit; you might just drizzle heavy cream over each serving; you might puree a carton of frozen strawberries and use that as a base to serve slices on.

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Reviews

  1. I recently had mexican night at the house, this cake went over so big, I've had 3 recipe requests.
     
  2. This is really good and easy! It tastes close to the tres leches cake I can get in the store here in AZ! The cake soaks up the milks really well and does not make it soggy, just moist and creamy!!! Soooo good!!! Thank you for this awesome dessert for my Cinco de Mayo celebration!!!
     
  3. i use coconut cake mix
     
  4. So easy and so good. It was my husband's birthday and I was tired of making "a cake" so I tried this recipe just to change it up a bit. I use a confetti cake since it was a birthday. I was a bit hesitant to leave out the oil when I mixed the cake, but it was necessary so the cake would soak up the milks. Thanks a lot! I will definitely be making this cake again!
     
  5. I've used this recipe many times before with very good results. The extra eggs add volume to the mix and there is just the right amount of milk mixture to have it all soaked up at the end. Delicious. I especially like using the Betty Crocker Butter Recipe Yellow cake mix with this.
     
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Tweaks

  1. This is a NO FAIL MUST TRY!! I PROMISE! Once cake has cooled completely & you're ready to pour milks over the cake... **Warm one jar of caramel. (I used smuckers & in the microwave) After all milks are combined in a bowl, add the entire jar of caramel. **Then, whip it up. I used my mixer on lower setting. **Finally, pour onto cake with tons of holes in it. Don't be afraid to poke many many holes. The more the merrier. That goes for any variation of this recipe. **Cover and put in fridge so cake can soak it all up. I find at least 24hrs is necessary unless you like the milk still pooled at the bottom & a denser drier cake. **Then put cool whip topping on cake as an "icing" before serving. It can be put on right after pouring milks but I like to see the top of the cake & sides before putting cool whip on so I can gauge whether the cake has absorbed all the milks or not. ~~The caramel gives the cake that extra kick & holy moly. I've never seen a cake disappear so fast in my life. Even ppl that don't like cake! Let me know what you think!!
     

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