Recipe(tried): Tres Leches Recipe for Elaine

Hello Elaine,

It is ironic that I run across your message as I have to make a Tres Leche Cake for my DH's office party tomorrow.

Tres Leches translates to Three Milks in Spanish. This is a Nicaraguan dessert that has become very popular in the Miami, Florida area where I used to live. It is truly sublime!

Enjoy!! Gina

Tres Leches Cake

Cake:
3 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. baking powder

Beat the egg whites til foamy. Add egg yolks, sugar, flour, milk, vanilla, nutmeg and baking powder. Butter a 9x13 pan and pour in batter. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. When done, take out of oven and pierce all over top with a fork.

Three Milks Punch:
1 can evaporated milk
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup heavy cream
3 egg yolks (save whites to make meringue)
1 tsp. vanilla

Blend all ingrd. in blender. Pour slowly on top of cake, it will soak it all up.

Beat egg whites with a little bit of cream of tartar and 1/2 cup sugar added slowly to make a meringue. Spread meringue on top. You may make peaks and decorate each serving with a cherry.