Tres Leches Caketini, an easy cocktail recipe with cake flavored vodka. Easy dessert cocktail recipe that is perfect for a party.
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Tres Leches Caketini cocktail for Friday! After the day I had yesterday (including crashing my blog), I thought a cocktail recipe was in order, don’t you think? And since tomorrow is my birthday, I thought a “caketini” was the perfect way to celebrate both my birthday and the weekend! Today’s cocktail is a Tres Leches Caketini inspired by the Tres Leches Cake which is a cake that has been soaked with three types of milk/cream. Some of my Snappy Gourmet Facebook friends have been asking for a new cocktail so I hope you enjoy it! And if you do enjoy it, let me know by leaving me a comment below! Would love to hear from you!
This recipe is super easy and tastes like cake thanks to a little bit of packaged cake mix. I used a vanilla/yellow cake mix but you could even substitute a chocolate or caramel cake mix. I also used heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk, but you could probably use any kind of dairy products you have depending on what you like or how lowfat or how decadent you want this to be. BUT please note, that the taste of the cocktail will vary a lot depending on how you change the ingredients.
I drizzled a little homemade Cajeta down the side of the glass, but you could use caramel or even chocolate sauce. I just put some drops of the Cajeta around the rim of the glass and let it drip down the side.
Looking for more cocktail or drink recipes? Check out some of my others or visit my Recipe Index…
- Adult Mexican Hot Chocolate
- Banana Puddintini
- Better Than Sex Caketini
- Chocolate Caramel Martini
- Cookies ‘n Creamtini
- Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Eggnog
- Frozen Watermelon Citrus Daiquiri
- Go Blue-tini
- Minty Raspberry-Lemonade Cocktail
- Mississippi Mudtini
- Orange Creamsicletini
- Peppermint Brownietini
- Pumpkin Cheesecaketini
- Strawberry Pretzel Whiptini
- Turtle Caketini
- Vanilla Caramel Cream Cocktail
- Watermelon Poptini
Enjoy and have a great weekend!
Enjoy!
Tres Leches Caketini
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons Pinnacle Cake flavored vodka
- 4 tablespoons heavy cream (or milk/half&half)
- 3 tablespoons evaporated milk
- 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla/yellow packaged cake mix
- cajeta (or caramel or dulche de leche)
- whipped cream
Instructions
- Mix vodka, cream, evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and cake mix in shaker with ice. Shake for about 30 seconds.
- Drizzle cajeta in glass. Strain drink into glass and top with whipped cream.
Notes
A few other Tres Leches recipes from other sites that I thought you might enjoy:
Jay says
November 17, 2012 at 12:49 amUsed this as inspiration at my bar… No cake mix, but tres leches liquor and cake vodka with a Kailua and caramel reduction to trim the glass… Sold out of them! Thank you!!!
Lisa Huff says
November 17, 2012 at 8:29 pmHI Jay! Glad to hear the cocktails were a hit! Check back soon I have more cocktails coming up. Next time take a pic and I’ll share with my Snappy Gourmet friends. :)
KELLIE says
February 20, 2012 at 9:58 amhow is the texture with the cake mix just shaken in the cocktail shaker? not sure I would use the cake mix.
Lisa Huff says
February 20, 2012 at 10:09 pmIf you mix the drink well, the cake mix dissolves into the liquid and you should get the flavoring and it shouldn’t change the texture of the drink all that much.
Jill Mant~a SaucyCook says
January 22, 2012 at 10:56 pmNow you’re talkin!! Happy Birthday GF!! Wish I could come and suck up one of those with you. Enjoy the Chinese New Year too! ~jill
Kimberly says
January 21, 2012 at 9:23 pmmade these into shots for a party…they were delish!!
snappygourmet says
January 21, 2012 at 9:53 pmThanks Kimberly! So glad you enjoyed them! I love getting nice feedback! :)
kero says
January 20, 2012 at 6:35 pmlord have mercy, that looks soooo good!!
snappygourmet says
January 20, 2012 at 7:45 pmThanks, hope you enjoy!
Shawn says
January 17, 2012 at 10:44 amToo bad I didn’t see this while my sister was visiting…Oh well, I’ll just have to enjoy this all by myself :) it looks delightful!
snappygourmet says
January 18, 2012 at 9:43 amWho reallllly wants to share anyhow?? :) Hope you enjoy the drink!
Shumaila says
January 14, 2012 at 3:50 pmI could have glass after glass of these! Hope u have a great birthday weekend!
Susan says
January 13, 2012 at 8:30 pmI am going to buy some cake flavored vodka tomorrow. This looks so good. Have a great birthday weekend!
Jersey Girl Cooks says
January 13, 2012 at 4:31 pmLisa, drinking again? (lol) Looks so yummy. Have ahappy birthday and great weekend!
Michele N says
January 13, 2012 at 8:41 amOh my! I might need to try this one, but with chocolate. I need to look back through all of the -tinis and see which ones I have everything for. Luckily my son’s schedule won’t allow me to indulge in too many, until Sunday.
mark says
September 26, 2014 at 2:52 pmwell with only 4 tablespoons you would need to drink about 10 of them to even feel like you drank a beer.
Lisa Huff says
September 26, 2014 at 7:36 pmActually, 4 tablespoons is 2 ounces which is more than a shot. But if you’d like to drink 10, by all means do. Just don’t drive. :)