Chocolate tres leches cake with dulce de leche frosting

INGREDIENTS

For the chocolate cake:

3 cups

all-purpose flour

10 tbsp

unsweetened cocoa powder

2 cups

sugar

1 tsp

salt

2 tsp

baking soda

12 tbsp

melted butter – can replace with oil

2 tsp

apple cider vinegar

2 tsp

vanilla extract

2 cups

water, lukewarm

For the tres leches or three milks combination:

14 oz

condensed milk

12 oz

evaporated milk

2 cups

heavy cream – you can also use 1 cup of heavy cream and 1 cup of milk

4 tbsp

rum – adjust to taste or replace with 1-2 teaspoons of imitation rum extract or vanilla extract if desired

For the dulce de leche or caramel frosting:

8 oz

mascarpone

1 cup

heavy whipping cream

~6 ounces of dulce de leche, add more to taste

Toppings:

Toasted coconut

Chocolate shavings