How to Make Tres Leches Pina Colada Cake - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're a fan of creamy, moist cakes with a tropical twist, then this Tres Leches Pina Colada Cake is the perfect recipe for you. This decadent dessert combines the flavors of pineapple, coconut, and rum for a truly indulgent treat that's sure to be a hit at any gathering.

Tres leches, which translates to "three milks" in Spanish, refers to the combination of evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream that's poured over the cake to create a moist and flavorful textur...

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Ingredients

  • 1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix without pudding
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 ¼ cups water
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, undrained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can cream of coconut
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon toasted flaked coconut, or as desired (Optional)

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Additional Time: 1 hr
  • Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 1 9x13-inch cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch cake pan.
  • Stir yellow cake mix, eggs, water, and vegetable oil in a bowl until moistened; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in crushed pineapple. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the cake is lightly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean or with moist crumbs, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove cake from oven.
  • Whisk cream of coconut with milk in a bowl until smooth; pour mixture over hot cake. Allow cake to cool thoroughly.
  • Whip cream in a mixing bowl with sugar, using an electric mixer, until whipped cream holds soft peaks. Frost top of cake with whipped cream and sprinkle with toasted coconut.
  • Nutrition

    503 cal.

    • Total Fat: 27g
    • Saturated Fat: 12g
    • Cholesterol: 76mg
    • Sodium: 337mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 64g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 48g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 2mg
    • Calcium: 105mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 122mg