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Gingerbread Eggnog Tres Leches

Semi homemade Gingerbread Eggnog Tres Leches made with ginger bread flavored cake mix, two type of milk and eggnog along with spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and dry ginger!
Prep Time1 day
Cook Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 14.5 oz Betty Crocker Cake & Cookie Mix, Gingerbread
  • cup Eggnog alcohol free
  • 1 cup Whipping Cream
  • ¼ tsp Cinnamon Powder
  • ¼ tsp Nutmeg Powder
  • ¼ tsp Ginger Powder
  • ¼ tsp Rum Extract

Whipping Cream

  • 1 cup Whipping Cream
  • ¼ cup Eggnog alcohol free
  • 3 tbsp Powdered Sugar
  • ¼ tsp Cinnamon Powder
  • ¼ tsp Nutmeg Powder
  • ¼ tsp Rum Extract

Roasted Sweet Walnut

  • cup Chopped Walnut
  • 1 tbsp Brown Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Maple Syrup
  • tsp Cinnamon Powder
  • tsp Nutmeg Powder

Instructions

  • Make the cake as per package instructions. Once baked, let it cool down for 20-30 minutes.
  • Mix 1½ cup of eggnog, 1 cup of whipping cream, ¼ tsp of cinnamon, ¼ tsp of nutmeg, ¼ tsp of dry ginger powder and ¼ tsp of rum extract.
  • Poke the cake with a chopstick or a fork. Pour the eggnog mixture on top of the cake.
  • The cake will soak up most of the eggnog mixture. If the cake soaks up a lot of it and if you think there might be more room for more liquid, add more eggnog (little at a time).
  • Cover the cake and refrigerate it over night or for at least 6 hours.
  • Once the cake is cooled down overnight in the refrigerate, it is time to frost it.

Frost the cake

  • Mix everything listed under "Whipping Cream" in a standing mixture bowl. It is best if you have the standing mixture bowl cold.
  • Start whipping the whipping cream mixture in a standing mixer or handy mixer until frosting holds stiff peaks.
  • Frost the cake with the whipping cream. Refrigerate frosted cake for at-least an hour.

Make sweet walnuts

  • Preheat oven on 375° F.
  • Mix everything listed under "Roasted Sweet Walnut".
  • Roast coated walnuts for 4-6 minutes or until they are golden brown.
  • Once cooled down, sprinkle them on top of the frosted cake.
  • Serve it cold!!!
    Gingerbread Eggnog Tres Leches