Chocolate Tres Leches Cake Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cinco de Mayo Recipes. (Chocolate Tres Leches Cake Recipe). A chocolate version of a Mexican classic. This moist and delicious cake tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen but a boxed mix makes it so easy! For variety, you can add one tablespoon coffee-flavored liquor (such as Kahlua®) to your milk mixture or a 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon to your cake batter.

Brief

Prep 35 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Additional: 45 mins

Total: 1hr55 mins

Servings: 18

Yield: 1 cake

Chocolate Tres Leches Cake Recipe

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package Swiss chocolate cake mix (such as Duncan Hines®)

1 ¼ cups chocolate milk

½ cup canola oil

3 eggs

1 teaspoon instant espresso powder

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

¾ cup half-and-half

¾ cup evaporated milk

3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup confectioners' sugar

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

3 cups heavy whipping cream

Basic Margarita

Everyday Cooking

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Prepare a 9x13-inch pan with butter and flour.

Step 2

Beat cake mix chocolate milk canola oil eggs and espresso powder together in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer on a low speed until dry ingredients are moistened. Increase speed to medium and continue beating another 2 minutes; pour into prepared pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean about 35 minutes. Remove cake from the oven and allow it to cool in the pan until it is no longer hot to the touch. While the cake is still warm poke lots of holes all over the cake with a small skewer or a fork.

Step 4

Whisk sweetened condensed milk half-and-half evaporated milk and 3 tablespoons cocoa powder together in a bowl until cocoa is mostly incorporated into the liquid; slowly pour the milk mixture evenly over the cake. Allow the cake to cool completely as the liquid soaks into it.

Step 5

Sift confectioners' sugar and cocoa powder together in a bowl.

Step 6

Beat heavy whipping cream in a stand mixer on medium speed for about 1 minute. While continuing to mix add sugar-and-cocoa mixture to the cream in 2 batches allowing the first to incorporate before adding the second. Increase mixer speed to medium-high; beat until soft peaks form and the cream is thickened and spreadable. Spread chocolate whipped cream on the cake to serve.

Nutritional Information

Chocolate Tres Leches Cake Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:18

Calories: 471.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 7.5g 15%

Carbohydrates: 46.3g 15%

Dietary Fiber: 1.9g 8%

Sugars: 32.6g

Fat: 30.8g 48%

Saturated Fat: 13.7g 68%

Cholesterol: 100.9mg 34%

Vitamin A Iu: 782.3IU 16%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.4mg 18%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 4%

Vitamin C: 1.1mg 2%

Folate: 28.2mcg 7%

Calcium: 196.4mg 20%

Iron: 2mg 11%

Magnesium: 45.5mg 16%

Potassium: 342.7mg 10%

Sodium: 318.9mg 13%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 10%

Calories From Fat: 277.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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