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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (217g) Recipe makes 12 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 1 can evaporated milk
Calories 752
Calories from Fat 346		(45%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 38.5g	59%
	Saturated Fat 15.0g	75%
	Monounsaturated Fat 11.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 9.5g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 160mg		53%
Sodium 431mg		17%
Potassium 322mg		9%
Total Carbohydrate 92.4g		30%
	Dietary Fiber 0.8g	3%
	Sugars 68.2g
Protein 11.2g		22%
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Tres Leches

Recipe #11619 | 1¾ hours | 1 hour prep | add private note

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By: Dawn
Sep 12, 2001

Tres Leches Cake is a very moist cake filled with a mixture of "milks." It is a favorite Mexican and South American Dessert. I got the recipe from Chela, my housekeeper who is from Mexico. The Cake preparation includes 3 parts: the cake, the filling, and the frosting.

SERVES 12 , 1 cake (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Ingredients for Cake

1 package white cake mix
1 1/2 cups flour
5 eggs
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup cooking oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup milk

Filling

1 can evaporated milk
1 can condensed milk (14 oz.)
1/2 pint whipping cream

Frosting

1/2 pint whipping cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1
Mix cake ingredients together and place in a rectangular cake pan (spray with non stick cooking oil) Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes until knife inserted in middle comes out clean.
2
Allow to cool for 20 minutes.
3
Mix together milk filling together and refrigerate while cake is cooking.
4
Mix Frosting together as cake cools.
5
Mix well until whipped cream peaks.
6
When cake is done allow to cool, then fill with milk filling.
7
You can poke holes in the cake or use a flavor injector.
8
I use a syringe since I am a nurse.
9
Frost and decorate.

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From: Chef #1361116

On Aug 23, 2009

What a great and easy to prepare cake! I made if for a cook-out with Ecuadorian and Colombian friends. It was a big hit!

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From: Filipina Cup Cake

On Jul 10, 2009

I absolutely love this recipe!!! I do agree that it isn’t wet enough so I add 1 can of coconut to the filling. I decorated mine with fresh coconut, strawberries, and blueberries. It was delicious!!!

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From: M Thompson

On Jun 28, 2004

This cake is the best! My friends from Mexico told me that it was not "wet" enough. So since then I mix up an extra batch of the filling and pour half of it over the cake as well. What's left of the extra filling will keep for a while in the fridge. Gives me an excuse to make another yummy Tres Leches!

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From: Lisa in Canada

On Oct 4, 2006

Very good! I followed the directions, except used coconut milk in place of the evaporated milk, and flavored the whipping cream with rum instead of vanilla. I decorated the cake with fresh fruit & toasted coconut & got raves on both presentation & taste. I will post a picture of the finished product as well. Thanks for sharing!

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