STRAWBERRY TRES LECHES CAKE

5 from 1 vote

Strawberry Tres Leches Cake is made with a boxed cake mix, 3 milk syrup, and topped with whipped cream and fresh berries! This tres leches cake recipe is a simple way to create a traditional dessert without all the effort but all of the flavor.

Prep Time1

Cook Time35

Chill4

Total Time5 35

Course: Cake, Dessert

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Keyword: STRAWBERRY TRES LECHES CAKE

Servings: slices

Calories: 456kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

Ingredients

Three milks

12 oz evaporated milk
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
½ cup heavy cream

Cake

15.25 oz vanilla cake mix
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup milk
½ cup vegetable oil
1 tbsp vanilla extract
4 large eggs

Whipped Cream

2 cups heavy cream
½ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Toppings

Blueberries
Strawberries

Instructions

Prep

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9x13 pan with non stick spray and set aside.

Cake batter

In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry cake mix, flour, sugar, vanillaextract, eggs, milk, and vegetable oil. Mix with an electric mixer until nolumps remain.
Proceed to pour the cake batter into the prepared pan and bake in the ovenfor 30-35 minutes.
Let cool completely on the countertop or place it into the fridge for aspeedier process.

Milk mixture

Add all three milks into a medium-sized mixing bowl and whisk together tocombine. Place into the fridge until ready to use and the cake has cooled completely.

Whipped cream recipe

Pour heavy cream into the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix on high for 4-6 minutes, until cream has thickened and stiff peaks form.
Add powdered sugar to the cream. For more sweetness add more powdered sugar until satisfied. Place into the fridge until ready to use.

Assemble

Make sure cake is completely cooled. Poke holes all over the cake with a fork.
Pour the three milk mixture slowly over the cake. You can add more or less depending how moist you want the cake.
Spread the whip cream evenly over the cake.

To make an American flag cake:

Wash the blueberries and strawberries well, make sure all stems are removed.
Then, thinly slice the strawberries.
Start decorating by adding the blueberries to the upper left side of yourrectangular cake, covering a section about 3 inches across and 2 inches down.
Use the sliced strawberries to line the cake to help hold the blueberries ontop of the cake. Leave a 1-inch space and then make 3 full lines of strawberries across thecake.
Place remaining whipped cream in a piping bag to pipe the white lines of the flags. A 1M star tip or any decorative tip would be fine.
Pipe small star-shaped bits of cream in the spaces between the strawberries.
Place back into the fridge so the cake has time to absorb the three milks. It's best overnight but if you are in a rush for at least 4-5 hours. Serve & enjoy!

Notes

Strawberry Tres Leches Cake is made easily with a boxed cake mix and additional ingredients! This tres leches cake recipe is so delicious, your family and guests will devour it quickly!

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