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Excellent Cake Mix Tres Leches Cake

Cake Mix Tres Leches Cake is very good version of this South American classic. You can make the recipe as written or halve it and bake in an 8 inch square pan or round springform.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Latin
Keyword Cake Mix, Tres Leches
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 42 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 22 minutes
Servings 12
Author Anna
Cost 5

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 1 box cake mix yellow or white
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup milk

Filling:

  • 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
  • 1 14 oz can condensed milk
  • 1 cup whipping cream

Frosting:

  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13x9 inch pan or glass baking dish.
  • Mix cake ingredients together. Beat two minutes on high. Pour into pan and bake at 350 degrees for 40-42 minutes or until a chopstick or skewer inserted in middle comes out clean.
  • Let he cake cool for about 20 minutes.
  • Mix together the filling ingredients. Use a chopstick or metal skewer to poke holes in cake. Pour filling into holes. Allow cake to cool a little more, then transfer to refrigerator to chill.
  • Beat cream until almost stiff. Add sugar and vanilla and continute beating until peaks are stiff. Spread over cooled cake. Top with berries.
  • Serves 10-12 people