Tres Leches Cake Recipe - delicious poke cake recipe - super moist cake soaked with three kinds of milk and topped with a lightly sweetened whipped cream. Yellow cake mix, cinnamon, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, half and half, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and heavy whipping cream. Top the cake with cherries or fresh berries. This is my most requested cake recipe. Give this easy recipe a try the next you need a dessert for a crowd.
Mix together cake mix, cinnamon, plus ingredients to make the cake. Prepare the cake according to the package directions. Bake in a greased and floured 9x13 pan.
Mix together sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and half and half. Poke holes in the cake and slowly pour the milk mixture over the hot cake. Cool completely. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
When ready to serve, whip together heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Whip at high speed for 1-2 minutes. Spread over the cake and top each slice with a cherry.
Notes:
Can use any flavor of cake mix that you enjoy. Yellow cake mix, white cake mix, or cinnamon cake mix would all be delicious.
Can substitute heavy cream or whole milk for half-and-half.
Use a long-tined fork, wooden spoon handle, or chopsticks to poke holes in the cake.
When making the fresh whipped cream, I chill my mixing bowl in the freezer for 5-10 minutes before adding the cream and sugar.
Can substitute a tub of cool whip whipped topping for fresh whipped cream.
The cake will keep up to 4 days covered in the refrigerator.