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Tres Leches Cake

“Three Milks Cake” French vanilla cake soaked in three milks, topped with whipped cream, shaved chocolate and maraschino cherries…YUM!!

Ingredients

  • CAKE:
  • 1 box French vanilla cake mix
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • THREE MILKS:
  • 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
  • 1 c. heavy whipping cream
  • TOPPING:
  • 1 (12 oz.) cont. Cool Whip topping, thawed
  • Shaved chocolate or shredded coconut for decoration, optional
  • Shredded coconut for decoration, optional
  • Maraschino cherries with stem for decoration, optional

 Directions

  1. CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cake mix according to directions, plus 1 teaspoon of baking soda. Bake as directed in a 9×13 glass dish, set aside.
  2. THREE MILKS: In a large bowl, whisk together the three milks, set aside. While cake is still warm, poke with a fork a “million” times (an exaggeration). Pour milks over cake, bathing it well. Refrigerate overnight.
  3. TOPPING: The next day frost with Cool Whip and decorate with shaved chocolate or shredded coconut, optional.
  4. Cook’s Note: This recipe must be made one day in advance.

Print the recipe here: Tres Leches Cake