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Tres Leches Apple Cake

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Ericka Sanchez
Updated Jan 10, 2024
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This apple tres leches cake has the best flavors of autumn–apples and cinnamon with a Mexican tres leches twist. With chunks of apples inside and out and the texture of a tres leches cake, this delightful dessert will become the dessert of the season. Perfect for special occasions or a great way to satisfy a cinnamon-apple craving. Plan ahead–this dessert requires refrigeration time, but we guarantee you it will be worth the wait.

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Tres Leches Apple Cake

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 9 hr 0 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 16
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Ingredients

Cake

Tres Leches Mixture

  • 1/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/4 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/4 cup Mexican table cream or crème fraîche

Topping

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8-inch round pan with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In a medium bowl combine 1 chopped apple and flour. Mix with a spoon to coat apple pieces. Set aside.
  • Step 
    3
    In a large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Then on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fold in apple mixture and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon until combined.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 41-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, loosen sides of cake from pan. Place platter upside down on pan; carefully turn platter and pan over to unmold cake. Let cake cool completely.
  • Step 
    5
    While cake cools, whisk together sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and cream in a medium bowl.
  • Step 
    6
    Using a wooden skewer, poke about 15 holes into cake, and spoon milk mixture over cake. Refrigerate cake for 8 hours or overnight.
  • Step 
    7
    Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add apple wedges, brown sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Cook, stirring frequently for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
  • Step 
    8
    Frost the top of the cake, leaving a 1-inch border. Add apple mixture to the center and sprinkle with pecans. Slice and serve.

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