Tres Leche Cake (3 Milk Cake for non-believers)

Another dinner, another dessert. This was baked for the mexican dinner. I saw this cake originally in Whole Foods, they sell it by the square in the fancy dessert fridge section. I was intrigued by the half mexican name to this piece of cake sitting in a little puddle of milky substance in a small container. The ones at Whole Foods were just topped with whipped cream and cinnamon or nutmeg. I had bought a carton of strawberries at Publix and needed to use them so I figured I'd slice them up, I got creative with it and placed them in different directions and then another layer on top of that. I sprinkled a little powdered sugar over the final product to get the strawberry syrup . Overall, this dessert kicked ass and was liked by everyone. The creaminess (is that a word?) and the fluffy of the whipped cream with layers of strawberries -- f-ing awesome!!  It is a little different at first when you think about eating a cold soggy cake, but relax and eat it!

for the cake:

1-3/4 c flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 c unsalted butter, at room temperature

1 c sugar

5 large eggs

1-1/2 tsp vanilla

for the glaze:

1 12-oz can evaporated milk

1 14-oz can sweetened condensed milk

1 c half -and-half

for the topping:

2 c heavy cream

1/4 c powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

strawberries

Preheat the oven to 350°. Lightly grease and flour a 13x9 pan and set aside.Whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a medium mixing bowl and set aside. Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, if necessary. Add the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, and mix to thoroughly combine. Add the flour mixture to the batter in three batches and mix until just combined. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the cake is lightly golden. Allow the cake to cool and then poke the top of the cake all over with a fork. Whisk together the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and the half-and-half in a medium bowl. Once combined, pour the glaze over the cake. It will seem like a lot of glaze! The cake will not completely soak up the glaze until it has sat overnight. Place the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla into the bowl of a mixer. Beat/whisk together until stiff peaks are formed. Increase mixer to medium speed and whisk until thick. Spread the topping onto the cake. Slice strawberries and layer them across the whipped cream. Allow it to chill in the fridge until ready to serve.