Easy Tres Leches Cake (Using a Cake Mix!)

We are making a very simple, easy version of Tres Leches cake. If you like very easy recipes and really moist cakes this one’s for you!
This is the first recipe I ever formulated and wrote down, over 10 years ago! It is the only cake recipe I’ve made more times than I can count! I get asked for this recipe more than any other thing that I make! I have yet to ever serve this cake to someone who didn’t love it and I’ve made it for birthdays, events, and even a wedding! You are definitely going to want to try this one!
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Lisette’s Tres Leches Cake
One white cake mix prepared and baked according to box directions with eggs, oil, and water. Let cool and then poke holes all over cake with a straw.
1 can of condensed milk
1 can of evaporated milk
About 1 cup of regular or coconut milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp imitation coconut extract (optional)
1 container of whipped topping (regular 8 oz. size)
Stir milks together (all together should measure to 4 cups). Mix in vanilla and coconut flavoring and pour mixture over cooled cake with holes poked. Top with cool whip. Refrigerate overnight or at least 4 hours. Enjoy!
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[@readylisettego]

I love to also add strawberries on top when I have them on hand 🍓🍓🍓 Have you ever had this cake? Do you add anything special on top?

[@1996assilem]

Made this and my fam loved it. No crumbs left. Thanks so much for recipes. 💕

[@elizabethortega7508]

First time making a tres leche cake. It was delicious-thanks for sharing 😊

[@readylisettego]

That’s awesome 👏 so happy to hear you enjoyed the recipe 🥰

[@coffyskitchen]

Nice & easy I'll definitely try this!

[@readylisettego]

Hope you love it! I just made a pumpkin version this week, so yummy 🤤 I’ll be posting it soon!

[@farahrizvi7915]

Very very good and easy recipe thanx for sharing

[@readylisettego]

Thank you! I hope you love it if you try it out!

[@almatoledo1608]

Super.easy!!!! Muchas gracias!!!! My favorite.cake ever ever!!!!

[@readylisettego]

Yes so easy and yummy! Thanks for watching 💕

[@boogie4177]

I absolutamente love this cake

[@user-jm8mh9hw9g]

Im making this for desert at Christmas. I know it's gonna be so good. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

[@readylisettego]

Yay 😁 hope you and your loved ones love it!!

[@user-jm8mh9hw9g]

I'll let you know how it turns out. Merry Christmas

[@gloriselamiranda]

Very nice and easy to make

[@readylisettego]

Yes! So easy and delicious! Thanks for watching 😄

[@hindwidad2723]

I’m making this tonight! Can’t wait

[@readylisettego]

Hope you loved it 😄

[@bodypositiveimage]

Yummy 😋😋😋 I love sweets yeeeeeet 🐾🐾🐾

[@Kayla-eh5fb]

Will be trying your recipe but using red velvet cake mix since it’s my favourite cake. I can’t wait to try! Thank you so much for this video

[@readylisettego]

That sounds great 😋 Let me know how it turns out!

[@AW-lp4vm]

How was it with the red velvet cake?

[@Kayla-eh5fb]

@@readylisettego It was so good. You have to try,

[@Kayla-eh5fb]

@@AW-lp4vm it was amazing, you have to try. It's a new family favourite in my home.

[@readylisettego]

I have made it with the red velvet cake mix too! Thanks for the suggestion! I have the video up on my channel and I made a cream cheese cool whip to go with, so delicious 🤤

[@zoeflores564]

Soooo easy my kind of thing Love it thanks sweetie 👍👍👍🌹🌹

[@readylisettego]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching 🥰

[@zoeflores564]

@@readylisettego Thank you for responding 🙏 🎄🙋‍♀️

[@Donnaquilt]

I'm making this for part of our Father's Day celebration tomorrow. Thanks for sharing!!

[@readylisettego]

Yay! I hope you enjoyed it with your family 😄

[@Donnaquilt]

@@readylisettego Honestly, it was a huge hit with everyone. I will be making it again and again. My family says thank you!!

[@readylisettego]

@@Donnaquilt aww I’m so happy to hear that! You made my day 😄

[@francinewade3204]

Lovele i tryied more than one time Gid bless

[@readylisettego]

Yay! I’m glad you like it! God Bless ❤️

[@courtneybrown728]

I'm Making THIS❤

[@readylisettego]

Yay! Hope you love it 🥰

[@jessicaduncan1188]

I'm going to make this for my sons Bday. ❤

[@readylisettego]

Yay! I hope you enjoy 😄

[@jessicaduncan1188]

@readylisettego thank you very much

[@dreamy4643]

I made this for my birthday, and I used ube condensed milk. I can't wait to eat it.

[@readylisettego]

Oh that’s cool, So was it purple?

[@dreamy4643]

@@readylisettego It came out purple, slightly brown. I think ube cake mix also exists, so I think next time I'll do ube ube tres leches. The condensed milk already had a coconuty flavor to it. Then I added the essence, coconut shavings and strawberries. It was so good. Thank you for your video.

[@readylisettego]

@@dreamy4643 that sounds great! I should try that version one day!

[@hokuponopono4415]

Thanks! Love you! 🔥🐲🤺

[@readylisettego]

Thanks for watching!

[@ayatihmud5009]

Hi looks really yummy. Do we wait till the cake cools before adding the Milks

[@readylisettego]

Yes, I do let it cool at least like 30 minutes, but since you are going to put it in the fridge right after so it doesn’t have to be completely cool.

[@ayatihmud5009]

@@readylisettego thank you so much for replying ❤️

[@readylisettego]

@@ayatihmud5009 of course 😊anytime!

[@mystique1224]

Do you prepare your cake mix as the instructions on the box

[@readylisettego]

Yes! Just make sure you get a cake mix that’s for a 9x13 pan

[@yaboiharry]

Hi, what size cans were the condensed and evaporated milk? Or do you have ratios for the 3 milks?

[@readylisettego]

Hi! I use a 12 oz can of evaporated milk and a 14 oz can of condensed milk. I believe this is the most common sizes sold, however if you live somewhere different idk if it’s always standard. The most important thing is to have the milks measure close to 4 cups of milks combined and from there you can play around with the types of milks and amounts of each.

[@yaboiharry]

@@readylisettego thank you!

[@readylisettego]

@@yaboiharry you’re welcome!!

[@richardcolon2594]

Hi, I'm new at this. What size square pan was that? Did you make the cake mix as per back of box? No extra egg? Water not milk? Oil not butter? Again, I'm new at this.

[@readylisettego]

Hi, that is a 13 by 9 pan. Sorry that was not more clear in the video! For this recipe I make the cake exactly as the box instructs. I use the water, oil, eggs as it says on the box. Hope that answers your questions!

[@richardcolon2594]

@@readylisettego Yes You answer mine questions, thank you for replying.

[@readylisettego]

You’re welcome! Hope you love the cake 😄

[@aprilcarolina8578]

Hi how many hours do you let the cake stay in the fridge before you take it out to eat it

[@readylisettego]

I have left it as little as 4 hours and up to 2 days. And it is good either way! Hope you enjoy ☺️

[@Georgiebricks]

cool

[@socialbutterfly4146]

Is white cake better than vanilla cake?

[@readylisettego]

I usually use whatever I have on hand, even a yellow cake would work! So personal preference is fine 😆

[@AmjadAli-gn1ug]

Hi whats the cake pan size in which u baked

[@readylisettego]

Hi I use a 9X13

[@JessicaSantos-gb8ht]

❤❤❤❤🎉

[@LauraGarcia-ub9xp]

I don’t know what I did wrong but I made a strawberry tres leche cake for the first time ever making tres leche and I used 1 can evaporated milk 1 can condensed and 1cup of milk. It was just like slop it was so wet it didn’t even cut like a piece of cake it was just a wet messy disaster. I let it set for at least 6 hours or more with the milk. Any advice? Thank you

[@readylisettego]

Was it a regular size cake mix? About 15-18 oz mix in a 9X13 pan?

[@LauraGarcia-ub9xp]

@@readylisettego yes it was in a 13x9 cake pan made with a strawberry cake mix I believe it was Duncan Hines.

[@readylisettego]

@@LauraGarcia-ub9xp hmm I’ve never had that happen to me, so I’m not sure why 🤔 did you cook the cake and then let it cool for a bit before adding the milk? I’ve never used a strawberry cake mix for it but I don’t see why that would be that different.

[@LauraGarcia-ub9xp]

@@readylisettegoyes it was completely cooled. But after I commented I went to check the cake again I was just going to toss it but now it seems a little less soggy after sitting in the fridge for two days. Maybe 7 hours wasn’t long enough.

[@3nnik]

i think its because she says to put the whipped cream on top when ur supposed to let it sit and then put it on afterwards

[@giovannamojica2776]

Do I have to put coconut

[@readylisettego]

No, you can leave out the coconut extract if you don’t like it!

[@scSc102]

How much regular milk to put?

[@readylisettego]

1 cup of regular milk or coconut milk if you prefer! The full recipe is in the description box if you have any questions 😊

[@socialbutterfly4146]

Well…. You have 2 words to choose from.. •Juicy •Moist 😂😂😂😂

[@readylisettego]

It’s a juicy cake 🍰😂😂

[@ViZa1837]

I tried it... 🎉

[@readylisettego]

Yay 😁 hope you love it ❤

[@ViZa1837]

@@readylisettego yes everyone did. Who did you learn that recipe from?

[@readylisettego]

@@ViZa1837 originally my mom, but she didn’t use a recipe lol So I made some adjustments over the years to perfect and get a good recipe I could write out and share with people 😄

[@ViZa1837]

@@readylisettego that's awesome well ur mama did a good job. And so did you.much love 🙏❤️

[@readylisettego]

@@ViZa1837 thanks so much ❤️ I’m so happy you and your family enjoyed it!

[@user-tk6sp3uv8i]

Ppr favor pasarlo en español gracias dios te bendiga

[@JohnDoe-kp8xu]

What is the recipe?

[@Rickcas323]

Why? It's so easy to make homemade!

[@philipchang4453]

Any feed back from some one who made this after watching Theo video

[@readylisettego]

Hi Philip, thanks for watching! If you read through the comments there are a few people who made it after watching and loved how it turned out! Hope you do as well!

[@philipchang4453]

Hi Lisett.Hope I got your name right .. Thank you for the response..

[@readylisettego]

@@philipchang4453 I try to respond to all the comments if possible, so if you have any questions on any of my videos feel free to ask questions in the comments! Hope you have a good day!

[@King45Moses]

Some people cut the edges off before pouring the milk

[@gingerbread19478]

Be careful some whipped toppings have COCONUT OIL in them.

[@readylisettego]

Thanks for sharing! Yes, always read the ingredients if you or anyone you’re cooking for has any allergies!

[@rebeccaortiz4671]

Hello, I’m watching your video bc I want to make this cake!! HOWEVER!! Just some advice in case this helps you or anyone who else can relate. Please delete your background music, your voice is beautiful enough, but I’m listening to the recipe and I can’t stand the music lol just some inside. I MEAN THIS RECEPTIVITY.

[@readylisettego]

Hi! I hope you like the recipe anyway lol I will take that into consideration for future videos 😆 I do have a short on my channel with the same recipe different song if that helps 😅

[@readylisettego]

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[@annegonzalez6683]

Agree 👍 😊

[@Chappis91]

Girl bye, the music isn’t even that loud. Stop telling people how to make their videos.

[@bettyvillegas8785]

​@@Chappis91 exactly agree 👍

[@jjonsb]

I absolutely hate this cake it tastes like wet bread to me. But my husband loves it and I will be making it for his birthday this year. So thank you for this video.

[@readylisettego]

😂 I guess it’s not for everyone lol I’ve had people say it’s just soggy cake lol But I hope you husband loves it when you make it!

[@user-xx1th5tr7y]

Juice is made made from fruits and🍒🫛🍓🥕🍑🥑🥥🍅🍎 vegetables..... Milk🐮 isnt a juice" to speak of this cake one can say its considered to be sweet and liquefied . Thank you for your share a good cook doesn't measure at times, takes one to know one🎖

[@wandavelazquez1513]

Can believe came to share with her and she se d us to a box and we can see he amount please

[@readylisettego]

The recipe is in the description box if you missed any instructions while watching 😊