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Tres Leches Dessert Cups
Yield: 32 cups
All the delicious flavor of a tres leches cake in mini form! These tres leches dessert cups are a fun and easy dessert recipe that will be an instant hit.
Equipment
- 32 2 ounce plastic cups with lids
Ingredients
White Cake
- 1 (1) boxed white cake mix prepared according to the directions on the package
Three Milk Mixture
- 14 oz (397 g) sweetened condensed milk
- 12 oz (340 g) evaporated milk
- ½ cup (118 ml) whole milk
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) vanilla extract
Whipped Cream
- 2 cups (473 ml) heavy cream
- ¼ cup (30 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp (1 tsp) vanilla extract
Instructions
- Bake the white cake according to the directions on the package in a 9x13 baking pan. Cool the cake completely and then cut into small cubes. Portion the cake cubes into 32 2-ounce plastic cups, filling approximately ⅔ full. Set remaining cake cubes aside.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, whole milk, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Use a squeeze bottle or a spoon to pour the milk mixture over the cake cubes to soak the cake. Add the additional cake cubes or crumbs to fill the cups ⅔ to ¾ full. Gently press the cake down to soak up the milk and create an even layer of cake.
- In a separate mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. Fill a piping bag with the whipped cream and pipe it onto the dessert cups. Use an offset spatula to spread the whipped cream into an even layer. If desired, add a sprinkle of cinnamon.
- Seal the cups with a lid and chill in the refrigerator overnight. Store the dessert cups in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Notes
Tres leches dessert cups can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Serve chilled.
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