Gangsta! Red Velvet Tres Leche for Independence Day

Gangsta! Red Velvet Tres Leche for Independence Day

It's the 4th of July in the United States. This year we are doing a pot luck event and my wife suggested that I make a Red Velvet Tres Leche. She and her mom love this cake and I did it up Gangsta Style for the holiday!

This is a 'semi' homemade cake so we will use a box cake mix as the base and make it Gangsta-fied!

Ingredients

1 box of Red Velvet Cake Mix (I used Betty Crocker)

(prepare cake mix based on box instructions)

1 softened cream cheese block

 1 Can of Cream Cheese Frosting

1 each carton of Strawberries and Blueberries

1 Bag of Unsweetened Coconut flakes

Tres Leche Mix

1 Cup of half & half

1 Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk

1 Can of Evaporated Milk

1 tbsp of Vanilla Extract

First we will prepare the Tres Leches mix so it can cool in the fridge while you make the cake. 

Add all ingredients- half & half, evaporated milk, condensed milk and vanilla extract to the blender. Blend until the milks look well incorporated and put it in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

Prepare the Red Velvet Cake Mix following the instructions on the box, however, you will add the block of the softened cream cheese and mix for at least 15 minutes. Add twenty minutes baking time to the time listed on the box to accommodate this addition. Cake is ready when you put a toothpick in the center and it comes out clean.

Allow the cake to cool for at least two hours.

With a fork poke the cake all over to allow extra space for the delicious milk to soak in. Pour the Tres Leche Mix all over the cake, cover with foil, and set in the fridge over night or at least six hours.

In the morning,  spread room temperature frosting across the top. Then sprinkle with coconut flakes. Decorate to your heart's desire with strawberries and blueberries. Keep in the fridge until party time!