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Three forms of leche, or "milk," are poured over a baked cake to create its signature indulgence. Cake mix and ready-to-spread frosting make it easy.

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PREP TIME
15 Min
TOTAL TIME
1 Hr 55 Min
SERVINGS
15

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix

1 1/4: cups water

1: tablespoon vegetable oil

2: teaspoons vanilla

4: eggs

1: can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)

1: cup whole milk or evaporated milk

1: cup whipping cream

1: container Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting

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1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease and flour or spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan.
2 In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
3 Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Let stand 5 minutes. Poke top of hot cake every 1/2 inch with long-tined fork, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking.
4 In large bowl, stir together sweetened condensed milk, whole milk and whipping cream. Carefully pour evenly over top of cake. Cover; refrigerate about 1 hour or until mixture is absorbed into cake. Frost with frosting. Store covered in refrigerator.

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Typical yellow cake? Not! You'll savor a very moist cake that's been soaked in three full-flavored milks ("tres leches" in Spanish). The preparation is similar to a "poke" cake, where a cake is first baked, then poked and a mixture poured over it. This cake can vary by region, having fruit or chocolate, but the three-milk soaking is the key to its authenticity.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving)

Calories 390

(Calories from Fat 150),

Total Fat 17g

(Saturated Fat 8g,
Trans Fat 1 1/2g),

Cholesterol 90mg;
Sodium 290mg;
Total Carbohydrate 54g

(Dietary Fiber 0g,
Sugars 41g),

Protein 5g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 8.00%;
Vitamin C 0.00%;
Calcium 15.00%;
Iron 4.00%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch;
0 Fruit;
2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
1/2 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
2 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

3 1/2;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 1/24/2012 10:53:33 AM REPORT ABUSE laf7 said:

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Ever since I started making this it's become a family favorite. I made it at my grandson's birthday last weekend and one of the guests told me it was the best Tres Leches Cake they ever had! It has become a family favorite desert!

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Posted 12/22/2011 3:19:58 PM REPORT ABUSE wanderingvirgo said:

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Delicious. I made this recipe a few years ago, wanted to try something different for a christmas dessert. Let me tell you everyone loved this cake. I get lots of requests to make it for family gatherings and my husband says it's his fave. I have made a few changes though,instead of using frosting I make my own using egg whites. Also I like to let the cake sit longer, like a day or two. I've found that the longer you let it sit in the milk the sweeter and moister it makes the cake.

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Posted 11/23/2011 5:00:35 PM REPORT ABUSE ctolleson86 said:

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I made this cake for my mom's birthday and now she asks for it all the time!! I made the icing with cream cheese, condensed milk and whipped cream; it was a perfect match!!!

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