Dark Chocolate Tres Leche Cake. I added a little bit of extra espresso and then some shaved dark chocolate on top to really add some flavor. This Chocolate Tres Leches Cake is such a fun, elegant spin on the classic cake! A rich, moist dark chocolate cake topped with chocolate shaved whipped cream for a decadent, EASY recipe that's sure to please!

This version also has a splash of rum for an adults-only treat. —Lisa Varner, El Paso, Texas. A mouthwatering chocolate tres leches cake made with Nutella and topped with chocolate frosting. Whisk in the powdered sugar and chocolate and heat until melted. You can cook Dark Chocolate Tres Leche Cake using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Dark Chocolate Tres Leche Cake

Prepare 1/2 cup of unsalted butter.
It's 1 1/2 cup of sugar.
It's 2 large of eggs.
You need 1 1/2 cup of flour (all-puropose).
It's 1/2 cup of dark chocolate cocoa powder.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
It's 1 tsp of baking soda.
It's 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
Prepare 1 tbsp of instant dry coffee.
You need 1/2 cup of milk.
Prepare 1/2 cup of water.
It's of tres leche mixture.
You need 1 can of Nestle Media Creame.
You need 1 can of sweetened condensed milk.
It's 1/2 cup of whole milk.
It's of Topping.
Prepare 2 can of Whipped Cream (Extra Creamy).

Place the cake on a rack, and make small punctures. This chocolate tres leches cake is a spin on the classic tres leches. Three milks, one being chocolate milk, soak into the fudgiest cake ever! Tres Leches Cake is a classic Nicaraguan cake soaked with three forms of leches, or "milks." It's a favorite among our fans, so we took our classic Tres Leches cake recipe and gave it a rich, chocolaty twist!

Dark Chocolate Tres Leche Cake step by step

Preheat oven 350°F.
Mix flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda and baking powder well in a bowl. Set aside..
Mix water, milk and instant coffee in a measuring cup. Set aside..
In a large mixing bowl cream butter and super for at least 5 minutes..
Add one egg at at time until both are incorporated..
Slowly add dry ingredients. Alternating dry, milk mixture, dry, milk mixture, until all are incorporated well..
Pour batter into 2- 9 in round baking pans or cupcake pans with liners..
Bake cupcakes 18-20 minutes at 350° or 2- 9 in round cake pans for 22-28 minutes at 350°.
While baking, mix Media Creame, condensed milk and whole milk in large measuring cup. Place in fridge till needed..
Let cake cool completely. Poke multiple holes in cake from top to bottom using a tooth pick or butter knife..
Pour cold 3 milk mixture over entire cake or 1 1/2 tsp per cupcake. Let soak to bottom..
Put whipped cream topping on entire cake or each cupcake. Refrigerate until needed or enjoy right then!.

A moist chocolate fudge cake is soaked with chocolate. This chocolate tres leches cake is glorious. Instead of being soggy, the thick, decadent chocolate syrup melds this cake into a dense, rich pudding-like consistency! This Chocolate Tres Leches Cake Is Our Only Weekend Plan. And we feel great about that.