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Toasted Coconut Tres Leches Cake

You're going to go crazy over this toasted coconut tres leches cake. To jazz it up I used creamy coconut milk, coconut rum, spiced rum, AND toasted coconut. This is the tres leches cake of your dreams!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Overnight Resting Time
12 hrs
Total Time
12 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 9 x13
Calories: 304 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Tex-Mex

Ingredients

For cake:
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
For milk mixture:
  • 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
  • 5 ounces evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup full fat coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon coconut milk
  • 1 tablespoon spiced rum
For topping:
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
  • 1/3 cup Toasted Coconut

Instructions

For cake:
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  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and spray a 9x13 pan with non-stick spray, set aside.
  2. Separate egg whites from egg yolks.
  3. Add the whites to the bowl of an electric mixer and whip on high until medium peaks have formed.
  4. Carefully move the whipped whites from the mixer to bowl to a medium-sized mixing bowl, and set aside.
  5. Wash out your electric mixer bowl and add your egg yolks, granulated sugar, and vanilla bean paste.
  6. Mix together on medium-high speed for 5 minutes or until the mixture is light in color.
  7. Fold in 1/3 of the egg whites and then gently fold in the remaining egg whites.
  8. Lightly sprinkle the flour over the egg mixture and fold in until all the flour has been combined. Make sure to check the bottom of the bowl for any flour that might hang out at the bottom.
  9. Once the mixture is fully combined add to the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned around the edges and fully set in the middle.
  10. Let the cake completely cool and poke the cake with a fork. I poked my cake about 100 times to create a lot of holes. Also, don't forget to poke around the edges of the cake.
  11. Slowly pour the milk mixture over top of the cake and cover it with plastic wrap.
  12. Add to the fridge and let the cake soak up the milk mixture overnight.
  13. Once you're ready to serve the cake top it with whipped topping and toasted coconut.
For milk mixture:
  1. Add all ingredients to a blender and mix together until smooth.
  2. You can also whisk the mixture together if you don't want to blend. However, I like to use a blender because I like to blend the full-fat coconut milk together and measure it out so it's homogenized.
For topping:
  1. In the bowl of an electric mixer add heavy cream and vanilla bean paste. Mix on high until fluffy.
  2. Spread on top of the cake and top with toasted coconut.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 304kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 39g (13%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 13g (20%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Cholesterol 101mg (34%) Sodium 90mg (4%) Sugar 33g (66%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 9x13

Amount Per Serving

Calories 304

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 304kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 39g 13%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Cholesterol 101mg 34%
Sodium 90mg 4%
Sugar 33g 66%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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