World Flavors Cookbook

Tres Leches Panameño

Panamanian three milks cake — a moist sponge soaked in evaporated, condensed, and whole milk, topped with fluffy meringue.

Cuisine: Panama

Ingredients

• For cake: 5 eggs, 150g sugar, 150g flour, 1 tsp baking powder, vanilla
• For three milks: 1 can evaporated milk, 1 can condensed milk, 200ml whole milk
• For meringue: 3 egg whites, 100g sugar
• Ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale.
2. Fold in flour and baking powder.
3. Bake at 180C for 25-30 minutes.
4. Cool. Mix three milks together.
5. Pour over cake. Refrigerate several hours.
6. Beat egg whites with sugar to stiff meringue. Spread over cake.
7. Dust with cinnamon.