vegan cookies & creme tres leches cake

Have you ever wanted to make a dairy-free version of tres leches cake? This Vegan Cookies & Creme Tres Leches Cake transforms the original into a plant-based dessert that's studded with chocolate sandwich cookies!

Hi friends and happy Monday!! I have the most evil-genius baker creation to share with you guys today and I hope you love it as much as I do. This Vegan Cookies & Creme Tres Leches Cake is honestly insane!! Vanilla cake is studded with Oreo crumbs, baked, and then soaked in a sweet and creamy mixture of 3 vegan milks. It's then finished off with fluffy coconut whipped cream and handfuls of crushed cookies. I wasn't sure how it would work out, but I am honestly so pleased with how it all came together. Let's go make it!

I'm sure you haven't missed the fact I have been sharing tons of vegan goodies on here as of late, and while of course part of it is to minimize my consumption of animal products, I have to admit something else to you guys. Part of it is just for the challenge. Like, can this even be done without eggs/dairy/etc?! So far, I haven't been let down, but I knew this tres leches cake was going to be a little difficult because, well... the original uses whole milk, evaporated milk, and condensed milk. Where is a girl even supposed to start looking for dairy-free equivalents to all those things?! I struck the jackpot when I was at HEB recently and found soymilk evaporated milk and soymilk condensed milk! MAGIC. Veganism really is the future, y'all. With those handy products, the whole vegan tres leches mission became much easier. 🙂

Before we dive into the recipe, let's talk about what tres leches even is! It is traditionally a soft and spongy vanilla cake that is poked all over and then soaked in a sweet and rich mixture of milks. You just keep adding more and more liquid to the cake as you go, until it's totally saturated and it's turned into a crazy decadent, melt-in-your-mouth treat. It's hard to explain but it's soooo good. I thought adding in chocolate sandwich cookies would just elevate the whole thing to a different level and well - I was right! That touch of chocolate makes this tres leches cake even better!

I hope you guys will give this vegan cookies & creme tres leches cake a try! I know tracking down the ingredients can be a little tricky, but once you have those in hand, the actual recipe is super simple! Just bake your cake - poke it all over - and soak, soak, soak until its sweet and soft and melts in your mouth with every bite. Yum!

Looking for more vegan cake recipes? Check out my Cookies & Cream Layer Cake, Vegan Lemon Curd Layer Cake, Dark Chocolate Fig Cake, and Molten Chocolate Cakes! Happy baking!

 

vegan cookies & creme tres leches cake

 

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Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour 15 mins

 

Have you ever wanted to make a dairy-free version of tres leches cake? This Vegan Cookies & Creme Tres Leches Cake transforms the original into a plant-based dessert that's studded with chocolate sandwich cookies!

Author: Valentina | The Baking Fairy

Recipe type: Cakes

Serves: 12

Ingredients

• *for the cake*
• 2 tablespoon ground flaxseed + 6 tablespoon water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1½ cup all-purpose flour
• 10 chocolate sandwich cookies, blended into a fine powder
• 1½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ cup soy-free vegan butter, at room temperature
• ⅓ cup nondairy yogurt {I used Silk almond}
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• ⅔ cup unsweetened nondairy milk
• *for the soaking liquid*
• 1 cup full-fat coconut milk
• 1 cup evaporated soy milk
• 1 cup sweetened condensed soy milk
• 5-6 chocolate sandwich cookies
• *for topping*
• 1 can full-fat coconut cream
• 2 tablespoon powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• chocolate sandwich cookies

Instructions

1. Before you do anything else, place the can of coconut cream in the fridge very carefully (DO NOT SHAKE) so that it can set to make whipped cream later. It needs to chill for at least 6 hours but optimally overnight.
2. First, make the cake. Preheat oven to 350F and spray one 8x8 square baking dish with nonstick baking spray.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the ground flaxseed with the water and set aside to thicken.
4. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Stir in the finely crushed chocolate sandwich cookies.
5. Add in the vegan butter, and beat on low until it's incorporated and has a sandy texture.
6. In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, flaxseed mixture, nondairy yogurt, and vanilla extract, and add them to the dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
7. Finally, pour in the unsweetened nondairy milk, and beat on medium-low until smooth and creamy.
8. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for about 45 minutes, until golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs. If the middle is still too runny, cover the pan with a piece of foil and cook for 5-10 more minutes until set. Set aside to cool.
9. While cake cools, prepare the soaking liquid. Combine the coconut milk, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk in a large bowl. Roughly crush 5-6 chocolate sandwich cookies with your hands and toss them in. Set aside until cake is ready.
10. When ready to soak, poke the cake all over with a toothpick or a fork. Using a ladle or large spoon, gently pour some of the soaking liquid on the cake. When it's soaked enough that there's a layer of liquid sitting on top of the cake, cover it and set aside for 30 minutes or so, then come back and add more soaking liquid. Repeat until cake is thoroughly soaked!
11. When ready to serve, make the coconut whipped cream! Carefully grab your chilled can of coconut cream and open it. Spoon all the solids into a large bowl and leave the liquid behind in the can. Using a hand mixer, beat the cream until light and fluffy, and add in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
12. Spread on top of your cake, and top with additional crushed chocolate sandwich cookies. Enjoy!

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