Chocolate Tres Leches Recipe
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Chocolate Tres Leches

"Pour a triple-milky chocolate sauce over and into a warm cake, chill, then top with chocolate curls or your favorite fruit for an easy variation on a classic dessert."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) package Pillsbury® Chocolate Cake or vanilla cake mix
  • 1 (14 ounce) can EAGLE BRAND® Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 3/4 cup whipping cream, unwhipped
  • 3/4 cup evaporated milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

  1. Prepare cake mix as directed or warm prepared cake.
  2. Combine the 3 milks and extract. Remove 1/2 cup mixture to a smaller bowl; whisk in cocoa powder and cinnamon until smooth. Slowly whisk chocolate mixture back into larger milk mixture.
  3. Remove baked cake from oven. Cool slightly and transfer to a larger baking pan or deep serving dish. Using a fork, poke holes liberally in top and sides of cake. While cake is still warm, pour half the milk mixture overtop. Wait one minute and pour remainder over cake.
  4. Cover and chill 1 hour. Keep extra sauce on the table to spoon over top. Garnish as desired. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.

Footnotes

FOOTNOTE

  • Garnish suggestions: White & dark chocolate curls, sprinkled with cinnamon & cocoa, fresh pears on the side, peeled and thinly sliced Gooseberries or raspberries, fresh pineapple and mango, sprinkled with toasted coconut.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 579 | Total Fat: 19.3g | Cholesterol: 55mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 7, 2011 by Sweettreats   view full review
I love this recipe. I did cut the milk amounts in half because we don't like a soggy cake and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 24, 2012 by CHOCO CHIP   view full review
I made this for a party and it was surprisingly good. I wasn't really sure about the cinnamon,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2011 by Carolina   view full review
This recipe was delicious!. I am an Hispanic person and in my country we used to eat tres...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2012 by pchanner Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Very delicious room temp or cold. Made for a church small group and everyone loved. Oh the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2011 by JERYNNS   view full review
This came out looking nothing like the picture (my husband joked I should call it "Ugly...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 4, 2007 by precioso_mariposas   view full review
This chocolate tres leches was not good,ibaked it for thanksgiving.My husband is a mexican we...

 

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