Vegan Tres Leches Cake
 
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Grease your cake 9" x 13" cake pan but do not use parchment paper
Preheat the oven to 350°F
Serves: serves 15 ppl
Ingredients
  • 1 Recipe Yellow Cake
  • 1 Recipe Your Favorite Vegan Whipped Cream OR store bought variety for a total of 4 cups whipped
  • For the Milk Mixture:
  • 1 can full fat coconut milk 14oz (414ml)
  • 1 can vegan sweetened condensed milk 11.25oz (320g)
  • OR see recipe below
  • 1 cup plant milk of your choice (237ml)
  • Nutmeg ½ teaspoon
Instructions
  1. Prepare the yellow cake recipe as per the instructions on that page
  2. Prepare the milk soak by combining all 3 milks together in a small sauce pot with the nutmeg and bring to a boil
  3. Once it is boiled remove from the heat and let cool to warm
  4. Once the cake is baked~ cool it slightly in the pan then poke holes all over the top with a skewer
  5. Pour the warm Tres Leches over the warm cake still in the pan and then refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight
  6. Preferably overnight to allow all the flavors to meld
  7. Once the cake is cold prepare the vegan whipped cream and spread over the top of the cake then sprinkle with cinnamon
  8. Serve Cold or at room temperature if preferred
Notes
Tres Leches cake must be kept refrigerated and I prefer to serve it cold.

It will stay fresh for up to 1 week in the refrigerator wrapped loosely
Recipe by Gretchen's Vegan Bakery at https://www.gretchensveganbakery.com/vegan-tres-leches-cake/