tres leche cake the easy way
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I was at a friend’s Cuban Restaurant and had this cake (three milks) AWSOME! I wanted to replicate the cake in an easy way; many years ago my mother bought me a Betty Crocker book, lowenbehold the recipe for this cake was in the book. Here is my version, I made a few changes. I take horrible photo's :)
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yield
15 serving(s)
Ingredients For tres leche cake the easy way
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1 boxyellow cake mix
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1 cwater
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1/3 cvegetable oil
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3eggs
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1 cwhipping (heavy) cream
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1 cmilk
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1 cansweetened condensed milk
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1cool whip
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1/2 tspvanilla
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2 Tbsprum (optional)
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1/2 cfinely chopped pecans
How To Make tres leche cake the easy way
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1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only 13x9-inch pan with shortening or spray bottom with cooking spray.
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2In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
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3Bake 33 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes.
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4In large bowl, mix 1 cup whipping cream, the whole milk, condensed milk. Pierce top of hot cake every 1/2 inch with long-tined fork, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking. Carefully pour mixture evenly over top of cake. Cover and refrigerate about 3 hours or overnight .
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5In a large bowl, mix the cool whip, vanilla and rum (if using)
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6Just before serving frost cake with cool whip mixture. Sprinkle with the finely chopped pecans. Store covered in refrigerator.
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