Best Coconut Tres Leches Cake Recipes

COCONUT TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, egg whites and coconut extract with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan. Bake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 5 minutes. With long-tined fork, poke top of hot cake every 1/2 inch, wiping fork occasionally to reduce sticking. In medium bowl, mix milk, 3/4 cup of the whipping cream and the cream of coconut with whisk until blended. Microwave on High about 1 minute 30 seconds or until heated. Carefully pour mixture over top of warm cake. Cover; refrigerate 3 hours or until chilled.
• In small bowl, beat remaining 1 1/4 cups whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until stiff (do not overbeat). Spread over cake; sprinkle with coconut. Cut cake into squares; serve with any remaining cream mixture from pan. Garnish with kiwifruit. Store covered in refrigerator.

COCONUT TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Beat eggs and 1 cup sugar together on medium speed in a stand mixer until thick and light yellow, about 4 minutes. Add coconut and vanilla extracts. Turn mixer to low and add the flour in batches, alternating with the melted butter, and ending with the flour.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan and spread into an even layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes.
• Whisk 1 can coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk together in a medium bowl. Poke holes all over the cake with a wooden skewer and pour the milk mixture over the top. Let cake cool for at least 2 hours, or overnight. Place 2 remaining cans of coconut milk in the refrigerator to chill.
• Scoop out the solid coconut cream from the tops of the cans, discarding the coconut water at the bottom. Whisk coconut cream and remaining 1/4 cup sugar together with an electric hand mixer until stiff peaks form. Spread over the top of the cake. Garnish with toasted coconut, lime, and sea salt. Cut into squares and serve.

COCONUT-LIME TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Beat the egg whites in a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment on medium speed until foamy, about 1 minute. With the mixer still on, slowly add 1/4 cup granulated sugar. Continue until shiny medium-stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Remove the egg whites to a medium bowl and set aside.
• Add the egg yolks and remaining 3/4 cup granulated sugar to the same bowl of the stand mixer with the same whisk attachment (no need to wash). Beat on medium speed until pale yellow and doubled in volume, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the milk and vanilla, then the lime zest and coconut, beating constantly. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture until just combined.
• Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the egg white mixture into the batter in 3 additions until the egg whites are no longer visible.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a tester comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer the pan to a rack and let cool slightly.
• For the tres leches: Whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and whole milk in a large measuring cup with a spout. Using a round metal skewer or a fork, poke holes all over the top of the cake, but don't go all the way down to the bottom (this will help the cake absorb the milk!). Pour the milk all over the cake very slowly and a little at a time (this will help distribute the milk throughout the cake). When all of the milk has been poured into the cake and absorbed, cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours, preferably overnight.
• For the topping: Combine the heavy cream, powdered sugar, cinnamon and salt in a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on medium-high speed until soft peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes. Dollop, then spread over the top of the cake. Sprinkle with the coconut, then then the lime zest. Cut into 15 rectangles. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator.

EASY COCONUT-LIME TRES LECHES CAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 170°C.
• In a bowl whip, butter, and super until fluffy.
• Add the milk and the eggs one by one, mixing in between. Then, add the coconut extract and mix well.
• Add the flour and the baking powder. Combine everything together, pour into a pre-greased mold and bake at 170° C for 35 minutes.
• Once the cake is baked, poke small holes with a toothpick or fork. Pour the milk mixture on top.
• Let it chill for three hours in the fridge.
• Toppings: For the chantilly cream: simply whip everything until it is fluffy.
• To top the cake, sprinkle coconut and lime zest.
• Enjoy!

COCONUT TRES LECHES CAKE WITH CARAMELIZED BANANAS

Steps:

• Sift the cake flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Cream the sugar, butter and banana purée in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add 1/3 flour mixture and 1/3 skim milk alternately; mixing well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla and coconut extracts. Fold in the egg whites. Spray a 6 x 8-inch cake pan with nonstick cooking spray. Flour the pan. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake at 375°F for 50 minutes or until the cake tests done. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine the condensed milk, 3/4 cup skim milk and coconut milk in a bowl; mix well. Arrange the cake on a serving platter. Poke holes all over the cake with a wooden pick or skewer. Spoon the milk mixture over the cake. Cover the cake and chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Combine the brown sugar and rum in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the mixture reduces to a syrupy consistency. Add the bananas and stir gently to coat the fruit. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. Top each serving of cake with whipped topping and a scattering of toasted coconut. Serve the bananas on the side.

COCONUT TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment, leaving about 4 inches of overhang on the long sides. Generously grease the parchment with the butter.
• In a stand mixer on low speed, beat the cake mix, water, oil, eggs and mashed bananas for 30 seconds. Raise the speed to medium and beat for another 2 minutes, scraping down the bowl as necessary.
• Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool.
• Using the parchment "handles," remove the cake to platter. With a fork, poke holes every 1/2 inch in the top of the cake.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the condensed milk, coconut cream and whipping cream and then pour evenly over the top of the cake. Cover and refrigerate until the mixture is absorbed into the cake, at least 2 hours and up to 4 hours.
• For the frosting: In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the cream to soft peaks. Turn off the mixer and add the coconut cream, powdered sugar and vanilla. Whip until stiff peaks form.
• Spread the frosting over the cake and garnish with the toasted coconut chips. Store loosely covered in the refrigerator.

COCONUT TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F Spray non-stick baking spray on 3 round cake pans. Separate eggs, and place yolks in a large mixing bowl. Reserve whites in a separate mixing bowl.
• Add sugar to yolks, and beat on high speed with an electric mixer until pale yellow and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Clean beaters, and whip egg whites to medium peaks, about 5 minutes.
• Using a rubber spatula, stir about 1/3 of the egg whites into the yolk mixture to lighten it. Then gently fold in remaining whites.
• Whisk flour with a dry whisk to aerate and break up any lumps, then sprinkle it over egg mixture. Use a rubber spatula to gently fold flour into egg mixture, just until there are no more white flour streaks. Don't overmix.
• Pour batter into the prepared cake pans, and bake until cakes are puffed and golden and the edges pull away from the sides of the pans, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove cakes from the oven and place on a wire cooling rack. Allow to cool for a bit before trying to turn them out. When turning them out of the pan if they stick a bit gently run a knife around the edge of the cake to free it from the pan.
• Once the cakes are turned out, with a toothpick, poke holes all over the cakes (A LOT OF HOLES). Allow to cool for 15 minutes.
• In the meantime, in a medium bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, the evaporated milk, the coconut cream and 1/4 cup rum.
• Take the bottom cake layer and place it on a large plate or cake plate (you can't move this cake once it's assembled, so pick something with a little room around the edges because some liquid will collect at the bottom.).
• Pour 1 cup of the milk mixture over the layer. Then sprinkle the top of the layer with flaked coconut and add second layer. Pour 1 cup of milk mixture over the layer, sprinkle with flaked coconut and add the final layer. For the final layer, pour the rest of the mixture over the entire cake.
• Continue cooling cake, about 45 minutes more, spoon any collected milk mixture back onto the cake and then cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• To decorate, whip cream, powdered sugar and 4 tablespoons of rum to medium peaks (you want it to be relatively stiff.).
• Gently ice cake with the whipped cream. The cake will be very soft, so use care to avoid damaging the layers.
• Toast flaked coconut in a large frying pan over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until coconut is lightly toasted and browned. If coconut begins to burn, reduce heat. Remove from the pan immediately.
• Sprinkle toasted coconut in a layer on the top of the cake. Then garnish with chopped mango, strawberry, kiwi and any other fruit you like.

COCONUT TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F
• Butter a 13-by-9-inch glass baking dish.
• Separate eggs, and place yolks in a large mixing bowl. Reserve whites in a separate mixing bowl.
• Add sugar to yolks, and beat on high speed with an electric mixer until pale yellow and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Clean beaters, and whip egg whites to medium peaks, about 1 1/2 minutes.
• Using a rubber spatula, stir about 1/3 of the egg whites into the yolk mixture to lighten it.
• Then gently fold in remaining whites.
• Whisk flour with a dry whisk to aerate and break up any lumps, then sprinkle it over egg mixture.
• Use a rubber spatula to gently fold flour into egg mixture, just until there are no more white flour streaks. Don't overmix.
• Pour batter into the buttered baking dish, and bake until cake is puffed and golden and the edges pull away from the sides of the pan, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove cake from the oven and place on a wire cooling rack.
• With a toothpick, poke holes all over the cake.
• Allow to cool for 15 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together three milks and rum, and pour mixture evenly over cake.
• Continue cooling cake, about 45 minutes more, then cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• For toasted coconut, heat a large frying pan over medium heat.
• Add coconut and spread it in an even layer.
• Cook, stirring often, until coconut is lightly toasted and browned.
• If coconut begins to burn, reduce heat.
• Remove from the pan immediately.
• To serve the cake, whip heavy cream and powdered sugar to medium peaks (If you like, flavor it with a teaspoon of dark rum.)
• Top each cake slice with a mound of whipped cream, and garnish with toasted coconut.

LAYERED COCONUT TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Beat egg whites in medium bowl with mixer on high speed until soft peaks form, adding cream of tartar after 20 sec. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Beat egg yolks in large bowl with mixer on high speed until blended. Gradually beat in remaining sugar until thickened and lemon colored. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to egg yolk mixture alternately with 2% milk, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla. Gently stir in egg whites.
• Pour into 2 (9-inch) parchment-lined round pans sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cakes completely in pans. (Do not remove cakes from pans.) Pierce cakes with large fork at 1/4-inch intervals.
• Mix coconut milk, condensed milk and sour cream until blended. Pour 1/2 cup milk mixture into medium bowl. Add COOL WHIP; whisk just until blended. Set aside. Pour remaining coconut milk mixture slowly over cakes, using about 1-1/4 cups mixture for each cake layer.
• Toss fruit with 1 cup of the COOL WHIP mixture. Place 1 cake layer on rimmed serving plate; top with fruit mixture. Sprinkle with half the coconut; cover with second cake layer. Spread remaining COOL WHIP mixture over cake; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Refrigerate 1 hour.

COCONUT TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. In a mixing bowl, beat egg yolks and sugar on high speed until light in color, about 5 minutes. In another bowl, beat egg whites to soft peaks. Using a rubber spatula, fold whites into yolks until almost combined. Sprinkle flour over top of egg mixture and gently fold in just until all is mixed and there are no streaks but do not beat. Fold in vanilla. Pour batter in prepared dish and spread evenly. Bake until golden and pulling away from sides of dish slightly, about 20 to 25 minutes. Allow cake to sit for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the milks: In a medium bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, the coconut milk and the evaporated milk. Whisk in vanilla. Pour evenly over cake. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one to two hours or overnight. When ready to serve, cut into squares and top with whipped cream. Sprinkle coconut over top. Serves 12.

TOASTED COCONUT TRES LECHES CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oven to 325 degrees with the rack in the center of the oven. Coat a 13 x 9 baking dish with the butter, set aside.
• 2. Mix the flour well in a small bowl to aerate and break up any lumps, or sift in a sifter if you have one. Set aside.
• 3. Separate the eggs, putting the yolks in the bowl of a stand mixer, keep the whites separate in a very clean, medium sized bowl. Add the cake sugar to the yolks in the mixing bowl and using the paddle attachment, beat on high speed until pale yellow (3-5 minutes). Transfer this mixture to a large, clean bowl and set aside. Thoroughly clean and dry the mixer bowl.
• 4. Into the cleaned mixer bowl, add the egg whites and using the whisk attachment, beat in high speed until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes.
• 5. With a rubber spatula, gently fold about 1/2 of the egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture until just combined. Add the the remaining whites mixture to the yolk mixture, folding it in gently (must be by hand, no mixer for this step). Sprinkle the flour over the top on the mixture and gently fold in, just until combined (DO NOT OVERMIX or mix with a mixer!)
• 6. While this is baking, place all 3 milks and the rum, in a large bowl and whisk until combined. Set aside.
• 7. Pour the batter into the prepared buttered baking dish and bake until the cake is puffed and golden brown. The edges will pull away from the sides of the baking pan. 20 - 25 minutes.
• 8. Remove the cake and cool slightly (10 min), then cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes, then return to the cooled baking pan. Using a bamboo skewer, poke holes all over the cake (lots of them, don't be shy!) and cool the cake another 30 minutes.
• 9. Pour the milk mixture over the cake, slowly letting it all in (it will take all of it). Let set for 30 minutes then cover tightly with plastic wrap and put into the fridge. Let it set at least 8 hrs, I recommend overnight, the milks will absorb into the cake 95 - 100% by then. This is what you want.
• 10. When ready to serve the cake, toast the coconut. In a large pan, spread the coconut and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until lightly browned and fragrant. It burns easily, you may have to turn down the heat. Remove from pan into a small bowl. Set aside. In your stand mixer, pour the whipping cream and add the powdered sugar. Beat with the whisk attachment until peaks form. Add the sugar (for the whipped cream), rum and vanilla, beat again for 30 more seconds or until the flavors are incorporated.
• 11. Frost the cake with the flavored whipping cream and sprinkle with the toasted coconut. Keep this refrigerated, if you have any left to refrigerate!