Ingredients:
1 box (18.25 ounces) white cake mix
3 limes
1 can (13.5 fluid ounces) light coconut milk
1 can (14 ounces) NESTLÉ LA LECHERA FAT FREE Sweetened Condensed Milk or NESTLÉ CARNATION Sweetened Condensed Milk
2/3 cup (5 fluid-ounce can) NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Fat Free Milk
1/3 cup light rum (or to taste)
2 cups light whipped topping, thawed, or 2 cups sweetened whipped cream
1/2 cup shredded or flaked coconut, lightly toasted (optional)
Directions:
PREPARE cake mix according to package directions using egg whites; fold in grated peel from 1 lime. Bake in 13 x 9-inch baking pan for duration listed on package. Meanwhile, prepare tres leches mixture.
COMBINE coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and grated peel from 1 lime in large bowl; stir well. When cake tests done, remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 10 minutes.
POKE holes in cake with a long-tined fork every ½ inch. Carefully pour milk mixture over cake, spooning any pooled mixture along the sides over the top of the cake. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
CUT the cake; top with dollop of whipped topping. Grate peel from remaining lime over cake; sprinkle with toasted coconut (or to achieve look in picture, use round biscuit cutters to cut cake, transfer to serving plate, then add toppings).
Estimated Times:
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cooking Time:
25 minutes
Cooling Time: 240 minutes
Servings: 12
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