Pastel de Tres Leches de Chocolate

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Prep 15 min
Total 4 hr 0 min
Ingredients 13
Servings 15

Top off a Mexican meal in style with this traditional dessert. Cake mix makes it simple! MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

Cake

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ devil's food or dark chocolate cake mix

cup water

1/3

cup vegetable oil

eggs

cup whipping cream

cup whole milk

can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk

1/3

cup rum

Topping

cup whipping cream

tablespoons rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract

1/2

teaspoon vanilla

cup flaked coconut, toasted

1/2

cup chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

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1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease or spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.
2

In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan.
3

Bake 30 to 38 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes. In large bowl, mix 1 cup whipping cream, the whole milk, condensed milk and 1/3 cup rum. Pierce top of hot cake every 1/2 inch with long-tined fork, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking. Carefully pour whipping cream mixture evenly over top of cake. Cover and refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled and most of whipping cream mixture has been absorbed into cake.
4

In chilled large bowl, beat 1 cup whipping cream, 2 tablespoons rum and the vanilla on high speed until soft peaks form. Frost cake with whipped cream mixture. Sprinkle with coconut and pecans. Store covered in refrigerator.

Expert Tips

Instead of rum in the cake, use 1 tablespoon rum extract plus enough water to measure 1/3 cup. In the topping, substitute 1 teaspoon rum extract for the rum.
In Spanish, tres leches means "three milks." The milk trio in this recipe is whipping cream, whole milk and sweetened condensed milk.
To toast coconut, spread in ungreased shallow pan. Bake uncovered at 350°F 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until golden brown.
To toast pecans, spread in ungreased shallow pan. Bake uncovered at 350°F 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 430
Calories from Fat: 220

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 24g; 37%
Saturated Fat 12g 58% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 90mg; 29%
Sodium: 330mg; 14%
Potassium: 260mg; 8%
Total Carbohydrate: 43g; 14%
Dietary Fiber 1g 5% Sugars 30g
Protein: 6g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%; 10%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 20%; 20%
Iron: 8%; 8%

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;