White Tres Leches Cake

A white cake mix contributes lightness and texture to an incredibly moist filled layer cake with the flavor of a Mexican tres leches cake. Frost with your favorite buttercream frosting.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 565 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 6 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• 2 (5 ounce) cans evaporated milk
• 1 (10 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 5 large eggs
• cooking spray with flour
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.66666668653488 cup canola oil
• 0.125 teaspoon coconut extract

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Coat two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.

Step 2

Combine cake mix, flour, eggs, sugar, milk, canola oil, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and baking powder in a large bowl until thoroughly blended; pour into the prepared cake pans.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Cool cakes in pans about 10 minutes, then remove from pans. Place on wire racks to cool completely.

Step 4

Whisk evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, 6 tablespoons cream, remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, and coconut extract in a bowl until smooth; refrigerate tres leches mixture.

Step 5

Beat 2 cups cream and pudding mix together in a separate bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form, 3 to 5 minutes; refrigerate mousse filling.

Step 6

Level cake by lightly cutting off a thin layer of each cake top using a long serrated knife. Place cakes, leveled-sides up, on pieces of waxed paper. Poke holes all over cakes with a skewer. Slowly pour tres leches mixture over cakes, about 1/2 cup at a time, waiting until mixture has soaked in before adding more. Wrap cake layers in plastic wrap; refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours.

Step 7

Unwrap one cake layer; place onto a serving platter, leveled-side up. Top cake with mousse filling. Gently place second cake layer over filling, leveled-side down. Refrigerate leftovers.