HERSHEY'S Syrup Milk Chocolate Tres Leches Cake
Details
- Timing
- Timing
- Total:
- Bake:
- 22 Min.
- Prep:
- 30 Min.
- Skill Level:
- Intermediate
- Yields:
- 1 cake
This stunning, layered HERSHEY'S Syrup Chocolate Tres Leches Cake recipe is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. If you've never tried or made tres leches, it's a sponge cake soaked in milk for a super-moist, decadent flavor and texture, then served with a thick cream topping. This recipe includes both an authentic glaze made with HERSHEY'S Chocolate Syrup and a topping made with HERSHEY'S Cocoa. Serve this impressive HERSHEY'S Syrup Milk Chocolate Tres Leches Cake at your next gathering with family and friends. HERSHEY'S Syrup has endless uses in the kitchen! Head on over to our blog post of Swoon-Worthy Syrup Recipes for more how-tos starring your favorite HERSHEY'S Syrup flavors.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 30 minutes
- Bake Time
- 22 minutes
- Cool Time
- 30 minutes
- Chill Time
- 8 hours
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Ingredients
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1/2 cupbutter (1 stick) , softened
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1 cupsugar
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5eggs
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2 tspsvanilla extract
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1-1/3 cupscake flour
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1/3 cup
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1 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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Tres Leche Glaze
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2 canssweetened condensed milk (14 oz. each)
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1 canevaporated milk (12 oz.)
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1 cupheavy cream
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3/4 cup
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Cream Toppingg
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2 cupswhipping cream
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1 cupsugar
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1/4 cup
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1 tspvanilla extract
READY TO MAKE THIS?
Step-By-Step Directions
Equipment Needed
oven
13x9x2-inch baking pan
mixing bowl
mixer
skewer or fork
wire rack
refrigerator
pitcher or bowl
1
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
2
Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar, continuing to beat about 1 minute. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Gradually blend flour mixture into butter mixture, mixing just until blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
3
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack for 30 minutes. With skewer or fork pierce the entire top of the cake. Prepare Tres Leche Glaze. Reserve 1-1/2 cups glaze; pour remaining glaze over cake. Cover; refrigerate cake and reserved glaze overnight. (Cake should absorb most of the glaze and will be very wet.)
4
Prepare Cream Topping. Spread topping over cake; refrigerate until ready to serve. To serve, pour 1 to 2 tablespoons of the reserved glaze onto bottom of each individual dessert dish. Place cake piece on this glaze. Garnish as desired. Cover; refrigerate leftovers.
Tres Leche Glaze:
Stir together 2 cans (14 oz. each) sweetened condensed milk, 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk, 1 cup heavy cream and 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Syrup in pitcher or large bowl.
Cream Toppingg:
Beat 2 cups (1 pt.) whipping cream, 1 cup sugar, 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in large mixing bowl until stiff.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 12 servingsServing size 1 piece (249g)Amount per servingCalories750% Daily Value*Total Fat 39g 50%Saturated Fat 24g 120%Trans Fat 1gCholesterol 210mg 70%Sodium 360mg 16%Total Carbohydrates 91g 33%Dietary Fiber 1g 4%Total Sugars 74gIncludes 34g Added Sugar 68%Protein 13gVitamin D 2 10%Calcium 322mg 25%Iron 4mg 20%Potassium 432mg 10%
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in aserving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 caloriesa day is used for general nutrition advice.
Nutrition information does not include garnish.
