Tres Leches Coconut Cake may be your new go to cake. This cake has the most amazing taste and is hard to resist. I know that it is only suppose to have 3 milks, but I just love it with cream over the coconut. But remember you can do whatever you like.

I love to make Tres Leches Coconut cake in the summer, because you store it in the fridge and it makes it nice and cool. Perfect for those hot summer nights when you just need a treat. You may also want to make it for someone special for their birthday.

I usually have a hard time with some textures, but this cake’s flavor is so good, I have a hard time only eating one slice. I made it the other day, and I had to quickly give it away. That way I won’t eat the whole cake.

 

 

 

 

What Ingredients Do I Need For Tres Leches Coconut Cake?

Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need to make this cake (scroll down for the full recipe):

 

Cake:

• Eggs
• Granulated sugar
• Baking powder
• All purpose flour
• Coconut milk

 

Cream Mixtures:

• Coconut milk
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Whole milk

 

Topping:

• Fine coconut
  (The following ingredients are optional)
• Whipping cream
• Powdered sugar
• Vanilla extract

 

 

 

How Do I Make Tres Leches Coconut Cake?

Here’s the simple steps you’ll follow to make this cake (scroll down for the full recipe):

 

Cake:

• Prepare a 9″ x 13″ baking pan, with cooking spray or butter.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, place the egg whites only and mix until they are light and fluffy.
• Slowly add the sugar until nice soft peaks form.
• Then add the yolks one at a time, mix to combine.
• With a sifter, place the baking powder and 1/2 of the flour over the egg mixture.
• Stir with a rubber scraper, then add half of the 3/4 cup of coconut milk and stir gently.
• Then repeat the process with the remaining flour and milk.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, making it as even as possible.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.

 

Cream Mixtures:

• Place all 3 milks into a bowl and stir to combine.
• As soon as the cake comes out, take a large fork or a wooden spoon and place holes in the cake.
• Then while the cake is still warm, pour the milk mixture over the cake.

 

Topping:

• Sprinkle the coconut over the the cake.
  (The following steps are optional).
• Whip cream, then add 1/4 cup powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
• Place the cream over the coconut mixture as soon as the cake has cooled.

 

 

 

Tips and Tricks For Tres Leches Coconut Cake:

 

• I do use canned coconut milk, and I have not used coconut milk from a carton. The reason being is because the coconut milk you buy from a carton has less fat content. That is why I use canned, but you can use whichever you want.
• Also you can add a nice slice of strawberries or some that have been diced, to make for a more pretty slice of cake giving it a contrast of color.
• If you want more of the milk to run through your cake, you can cut it into slices just before putting the milk over the cake.

 

 

 

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