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White plate with a slice of the best tres leches cake using white cake mix. It's served with extra milk mixture on the plate. Behind is a baking dish with the whole cake and a cup with extra tres leches milk mixture.
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Tres Leches Cake With Cake Mix

This tres leches cake with cake mix is a lazy shortcut way to make this moist and rich Mexican inspired dessert.
Prep Time12 minutes
Cook Time28 minutes
Total Time5 hours 40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • Mixing Bowls
  • Whisk
  • Rubber spatula
  • Measuring Tools and Fork
  • Hand Mixer
  • 9x13 Baking Dish
  • Plastic Wrap

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 White Cake Mix Baked and Cooled

Tres Leche "Milk" Mixture

  • 1 15oz Can of Evaporated Milk
  • ½ - 1 12oz Can of Condensed Milk (Depending on your preferred sweetness)
  • ½-1 cup Whole Milk (Depending on the milky textured preferred)

Whipped Topping

  • 2 cups Cold Heavy Cream
  • ¼ - ½ cup Powdered Sugar

Instructions

  • Mix and bake your boxed cake mix as directed with substitutions if desired. Pour batter into a 9x13 baking dish. Cool for about an hour.

Tres Leches "Milk" Mixture

  • In mixing bowl add condensed milk, evaporated milk, and whole milk. Mix Well. Keep refrigerated.
    Optional: Reserve about ½ cup for serving the cake slices.

Whipped Topping

  • With hand or stand mixer whip cold heavy cream and powdered sugar until stiff peaks form. Keep refrigerated.

Assemble

  • With a fork poke holes throughout the cooled cake.
  • Pour half leches "milk" mixture and wait till it absorbs about 5-8 minutes. Pour the remaining half, cover with plastic wrap, and place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight.
  • When ready serve cover with whipped topping. Garnish with a topping of choice and extra leches mixture, if desired. Enjoy.