TRES LECHES CAKE

 This recipe comes from a sweet lady who owned her own bakery and she was the best cook I have ever met  ( I can't remember her name as I am typing , but when I remember I will come back and type it in  It was Jana  but I can't remember her last name)

TRES LECHES CAKE

Mix together with a whisk:

1 white cake mix

4 eggs

1 cup milk (she uses whole milk)

ADD:  3/4 cup melted butter, 1 tsp vanilla, and 1 tsp cinnamon

Pour into a 9x13 glass or metal, spray the bottom first (she then uses parchment paper that fits on the bottom)

Bake at 350 for 22 to 27 min (9 x 13 pan) until toothpick inserted comes out clean

Let the cake cool for a couple of hours

mix together:

1 can evaporated milk

1 can sweetened condensed milk

1 1/2 cup whipping cream (she uses walmart brand, says it works best)

(She made whipping cream in her kitchen aid, she took 2 cups heavy whipping cream and added 3/4 cup powdered sugar)  from this she took the 1 1/2 cup whipping cream used above, use the rest as follows:

She cut the cake in half (but she says you dont have to, she just likes to) but make sure the cake is cool when you cut it or it wont work if it warm

Spread about 3 cups of the tres leches milk on bottom layer

 and she also put a big layer of whipped cream over the cake, then she placed the other layer of cake over that (she uses the parchment paper so she lifted the cake with the parchment paper to place over bottom layer)  and then she poured as much of the 3 milks mixture as she could onto the top layer of the cake.  Then she cut a freezer zip lock bag (she says freezer ones are thick and will work, not regular ones) and snipped the corner  and then placed a tip in it and put in her whipped cream she made to decorate the top of the cake with dollops of whipped cream

Then she sprinkled some cinamon on top, and then she sliced strawberries and put those on top of the cake as well

she says the secret ingredient is love, put love into as you make it!

refrigerate for a few hours then serve

can see it here but you have to scroll down to her may 5 post

Okay another blogger on Ambers Kitchen who is usually always spot on, just posted this Coconut Tres Leches Cake, here is her version:

Coconut Tres Leches Cake:

1 box yellow cake mix plus ingredients called for on box

1 12 ox can evaporate milk

15 oz cream of coconut (found near margarita mix aisle)

1 cup heavy whipped cream (not whipped)

1 to 2 cups coconut flakes (toasted)

Bake cake in a 9 x 13 according to box directions.  

Whisk together the heavy cream, cream of coconut, and evaporated milk

When the came comes out of the oven , poke holes all over the warm cake using a fork

Pour cream mixture all over the cake.  Dont fret, some will puddle on edges and will look like its not going to soak through, but it will

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 4 to 24 hours

Top cake with about 2 to 3 cups real whipped cream (no cool whip) then top with toasted coconut flakes and serve with banana slices or fresh berries

To toast coconut flakes, take 1 to 2 cups of coconut flakes, then put them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and broil for a minute or two until golden and toasted, enjoy