Tres Leches Cupcakes

Me, I'm not much of a fan of Tres Leches. But we live in a world where a lot of people are. And I sometimes do what people want cause it makes me happy. This was a request from the hubs...he likes tres leches. And I have to say - not bad, not bad. If you're a Tres Leches fan, you must try these! Oh, and that Dulce de Leche whipped cream...DIVINE. These definitely hit the spot!




For the Cake:


1 box French Vanilla cake mix


1 small box French Vanilla pudding


1 cup sour cream


1 cup buttermilk


4 eggs


1/2 cup vegetable oil


1/2 cup whole milk


1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk


1/2 cup evaporated milk



Start by making the cake. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a cupcake pan by lining it with cupcake liners. Mix the cake mix, pudding, eggs, sour cream, milk and oil in a standing mixer and beat until well incorporated (about 2 minutes) while scraping the sides. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full. Place in preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes until tops spring back when touched.




While cupcakes are in the oven, prepare the Tres Leches mixture: mix the whole milk, evaporated milk, and condensed milk.



Remove cupcakes from oven. Immediately poke several holes in each cupcake with a skewer stick or knife.



Drizzle Tres Leches mixture over each cupcake, waiting for it to absorb, using all of the mixture evenly between eachcupcake.



Dulce de Leche Whipped Cream:



2 cups heavy whipping cream



1/4-1/2 cup dulce de leche (found in the mexican isle in the grocery store)



3 T powdered sugar (or more depending on how sweet you like it)



Combine all ingredients in a standing mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whisk on medium-high until soft peaks form. Pipe over cooled cupcakes. Store extra cupcakes in the fridge.