Tres Leches Cake

Okay, so I would have NEVER known about this recipe if it wasn't for a friend of ours. Shane & Andrea invited us over to their house for dinner, we had an amazing dinner, and then Shane brings out this cake, dessert type thing. J & I thinking it was just cake until we cut into it were perplexed about the texture and look of this cake. Let's just say don't judge! It was absolutely delish. I asked Shane what it was called and he spit out this gibberish Tr es Leches Cake. Okay... right.. yea um it was great! So we went home stuffed and pondering this amazing cake. A few weeks later I wanted to make it so I emailed Shane and asked for the recipe. I then googled it and read about it. Tres Leches translated means 3 Milks Cake. You'll see why.. (Easy Tip if you don't want to make your cake from scratch is to use a boxed yellow cake mix)

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup oil
5 eggs, large
1 teaspoon plus 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup plus 1/2 cup milk
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 cup plus 3/4 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon rum
1 pinch salt
optional garnishes- fresh berries, Cinnamon, or chocolate (I used choc. shavings)

Combine flour and baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, combine the oil, sugar, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Add the eggs to the sugar mixture one at a time until well combined. Stir in the 1/2 cup of milk, then gently fold in the flour mixture a little at a time.
Pour batter into a lightly greased cake pan or baking dish and bake at 325 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until it feels firm and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Let the cake cool until it feels room temperature. Turn it over onto a platter with raised edges. Pierce cake with a fork 20-30 times. Let it cool in the refrigerator for an additional 30 minutes.

Whisk together 1 cup milk, 1 cup sweetened condensed milk, 1 cup heavy cream and rum. Slowly pour over cooled cake. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Occasionally, spoon the milk runoff back onto the cake.

In a mixing bowl, add 3/4 cup heavy cream, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 Tablespoon sugar. Beat until peaks form. Spread a thin layer over the cake. Garnish, eat & enjoy!