Reviewed: May 12, 2012

I've made this several times for parties and it is a BIG hit. It's delicious. I use Cool Whip for the frosting as other readers have recommended although one of these days I will try real whip cream.

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KarenS

Reviewed: Aug. 13, 2011

I made this for a latino girl's birthday celebration and she thought that it was good...not quite as nice as the kind she gets in her home country but it hit the spot.

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LWELKNER

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Downers Grove, Illinois, USA

Living In: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2010

This cake was excellent. My favorite.

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Joanne

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: San Francisco, California, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2009

Very good recipe. Extremely easy for those of us who don't want to spend a lot of time. I never add the frosting, it would be WAY to rich!

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Lynne

Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2009

This cake turned out FANTASTIC! I can't see any reason not to use the suggested yellow cake mix and make one from scratch. We have been buying them from our local mexican bakery and this is easily as good. I agree that the whipped cream must be substituted for a canned frosting, thats the only reason I didn't give this 5 stars. I made the cake the evening before the party, poured in the liquid and refrigerated it until ready to serve, thats when we topped it with the lightly sweetened whipped cream and halved strawberries. I didn't find this recipe to be too dry, just right in our opinion. Wonderful!

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Cathy

Home Town: Ravenna, Ohio, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: May 22, 2009

I really like this recipe. I like that it uses a cake mix for two reasons: 1. I love the taste of yellow cake mix 2. It's so much easier to make. I added extra milk so it was more moist, and I made the whipping cream from scratch. I also like to add flavor to the whipping cream (i.e. jello strawberry mix, etc.).

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bunnyfry

Reviewed: May 8, 2009

My family loves this so much we've tried several variations. My family likes a thin layer of frosting rather than the authentic whipped cream. My fiance likes to add a little different flavor by using a flavored cake. I took the advice of adding a little more milk as another reviewer suggested. But all in all this is a really easy, delicious cake.

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Purpleroses

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Edmonds, Washington, USA

Living In: Bothell, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2009

When I made this I used the whole small carton of whipping cream, and cans of both evaporated milk and condensed milk. Also added strawberries to to the top after it was frosted. Delicious, I won't buy it premade ever again.

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Karen

Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2009

This was very good,even my boyfriend thought so and he is mexican! The only thing I would do differently is double the milk. I used 2 round cake pans and my 3 year old ate half of one before they cooled so I used all the milk the recipe called for on half the cake and it was just right so I think it would be to dry if I had made the whole cake.

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renee27837

Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2009

This recipe was a hit. Delicious, I tripled this recipe since the cake was gonna be for a party and I needed to make enough cake. Will make it again but next time try it with strawberries.

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