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Kulfi Tres Leches Cupcakes


  • Author: Sweta Patel
  • Total Time: 35
  • Yield: 12 cupcakes 1x

Ingredients

Scale

Cupcakes

  • 1 box vanilla cake mix 

Milk Mixture

  • 1 12oz can evaporated milk (use 1 cup)
  • 1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk (use 1 cup)
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 1 tsp rose water 
  • 1/2  tsp saffron threads
  • 1/2  tsp ground cardamom

Whipped Cream Frosting

  • 1 pint heavy whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp powder sugar confectioners sugar

Garnishing

  • chopped pistachios
  • rose petals

Instructions

Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350°F degrees, line muffin tin with liners and set aside.
  • Mix cake mix according to package instructions, mix all the ingredients in a bowl, until you have smooth lump free batter. Next fill each cup cake liner about 3/4 with the batter and place in the oven for 10-14 mins or until center is fully baked.

Kulfi tres leches mixture

  • In a microwave safe bowl, warm up the whole milk for 30 seconds. Add the saffron and ground cardamon to the milk and stir. Next add 1 cup of  evaporated milk and 1 cup of sweetened condensed milk together. Place in the fridge until ready to use. 

Whipped frosting

  • In your stand mixture or hand held blender, combine heavy whipping cream and confectioners sugar on high speed for 5-7 mins until stiff peaks are formed. Place in the fridge until ready to use!

Assembly

  • Once the cupcakes are done baking, using a toothpick poke about 15 – 2- holes in the cupcake and spoon 1-2 tbsp of the milk mixture slowly on each cupcake evenly.
  •  Let cupcakes sit at room temperature for about 10 minutes before placing in the refrigerator for at a hour.
  • Place your whipped cream frosting in a pipping back or simply just use a butter knife and spread evenly on the cupcakes. Garnish with chopped pistachios and rose petals. Enjoy!

Notes

  • If you have a blend tec, beast or nutribullet you can also use this to make the whipped frosting. 
  • I did use wax paper cup cake liners because it held the milk mixture very well and did not leak. You can also use the foil liner or even better silicone!
  • When placing the cupcakes in the fridge please place them on a baking tray or plate in case the mix leaks!
  • For eggless, simply substitute 1 egg for 3 tbsp of yogurt. I use whole milk yogurt but you can use greek as well and it still turns out amazing. 
  • The dried rose petals can we found at whole foods, its the 365 brand and can be found in the same aisle as seasonings. 
  • Prep Time: 15
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Category: Desserts
  • Cuisine: American, Indian, Mexican

Keywords: dessert, fusion dessert, indian dessert, kulfi cupcakes, mexican dessert, tres leches