I saw this recipe and knew I just had to make it! My birthday was coming up and I decided it was going to be the cake that I celebrated with.
The neighbors that received some said it was fantastic, and i must agree!
Such a super fun recipe, easy to make and more!
Chocolate Tres Leches Cake
January 21, 2025
Category
Dessert
Persons
16
Serving Size
1 piece of cake
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour
Wait Time
1 hour
Total Time
1 hour, 20 minutes
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
- Topping
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 container extra creamy cool whip
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease and flour a 9×13-inch pan.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Combine cocoa powder and whipped cream.
- Spread chocolate whipped cream on the cake to serve.
Verdict:
DO IT!! This was fantastic! Such a great option – it might be the dessert i bring!
