tres leche cake the easy way

Pennsauken, NJ
Updated on May 13, 2011

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

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 - eggs
  • 1 cup whipping (heavy) cream
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 - cool whip
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 tablespoons rum (optional)
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans

How To Make tres leche cake the easy way

  • Step 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only 13x9-inch pan with shortening or spray bottom with cooking spray.
  • Step 2
    In 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.
  • Step 3
    Bake 33 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes.
  • Step 4
    In 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 .
  • Step 5
    In a large bowl, mix the cool whip, vanilla and rum (if using)
  • Step 6
    Just before serving frost cake with cool whip mixture. Sprinkle with the finely chopped pecans. Store covered in refrigerator.

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