Why must I poke so many holes in the cake?

The holes are the channels through which the strawberry milk mixture soaks from the surface down into the deepest layers of the cake crumb. Without sufficient holes the mixture sits on the surface and cannot penetrate evenly into the interior, producing a cake that is wet on top and dry in the center rather than the most uniformly and deeply moist tres leches texture throughout.

Can I make this with a homemade sponge cake instead of boxed mix?

Yes. A homemade vanilla or white sponge cake works beautifully as the base for this Cinco de Mayo tres leches recipe. A sponge cake made with egg whites produces a particularly light and airy crumb that absorbs the soaking mixture with the most extraordinary and completely effortless efficiency.

Why is my tres leches cake too soggy?

Excess sogginess is usually caused by either too much soaking mixture relative to the size or structure of the cake, or a cake with insufficient structure to absorb the liquid without collapsing. Ensure the cake is fully and properly baked with a clean toothpick before soaking, and add the mixture gradually one cup at a time rather than all at once.

Strawberry Tres Leches Cake Easy Cinco de Mayo Moist Recipe

Name: Strawberry Tres Leches Cake The Most Moist and Easy Cinco de Mayo Celebration Cake You Will Make
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: PT-497485H24M46S
Cuisine: Mexican American
Ingredients: 2 boxes White Cake Mix plus 1 cup oil 2 cups water and 6 eggs per package; 1 cup Whole Milk for soaking; 2 cups Fresh Strawberries diced for soaking; 1 1/2 cans 14 oz each Sweetened Condensed Milk; 1 can 12 oz Evaporated Milk; 2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream cold; 4 tbsp Confectioners Sugar sifted; 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract; Fresh Strawberries for serving

Description

The most moist and refreshing Strawberry Tres Leches Cake perfect for Cinco de Mayo made with two white cake mixes baked in a 9×13-inch pan cooled completely poked all over with a skewer soaked overnight in a blended mixture of fresh strawberries whole milk sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk refrigerated at least 4 hours and topped just before serving with fresh homemade whipped cream of cold heavy cream confectioners sugar and vanilla and fresh sliced strawberries. A completely extraordinary Cinco de Mayo make-ahead dessert recipe.

Ingredients

Scale

2 boxes White Cake Mix plus 1 cup oil 2 cups water and 6 eggs per package

1 cup Whole Milk for soaking

2 cups Fresh Strawberries diced for soaking

1 1/2 cans 14 oz each Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 can 12 oz Evaporated Milk

2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream cold

4 tbsp Confectioners Sugar sifted

1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract

Fresh Strawberries for serving

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 9x13x2-inch pan.

2. Prepare cake mix per package using oil, water, and eggs. Pour into pan.

3. Bake 55 minutes until toothpick clean.

4. Cool cake completely.

5. Poke holes generously all over surface using skewer.

6. Blend whole milk and diced strawberries until smooth.

7. Add sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk. Blend until combined.

8. Pour soaking mixture over cake 1 cup at a time allowing each to absorb before adding more.

9. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours preferably overnight.

10. Beat cold heavy cream, confectioners sugar, and vanilla on medium-high until medium peaks form 3 to 4 minutes.

11. Just before serving spread whipped cream evenly over chilled cake.

12. Top with fresh sliced strawberries. Serve cold.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Category: Dessert, Cake
Method: Baking
Cuisine: Mexican American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 slice
Calories: 760
Sugar: 68g
Sodium: 320mg
Fat: 36g
Saturated Fat: 18g
Unsaturated Fat: 15g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 95g
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 12g
Cholesterol: 95mg

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