🇪🇨 Ecuadorian Cuisine

Tres Leches Ecuatoriano

Ecuadorian Three-Milk Cake

Prep Time 30 min

Servings 12

Difficulty Medium

Calories 384 kcal

A soaked sponge cake drenched in three milks (evaporated, condensed, and cream), topped with meringue — Ecuador's most popular celebration dessert.

Ingredients

5 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 can (400ml) evaporated milk
1 can (400ml) condensed milk
1 cup heavy cream
3 egg whites
1/2 cup sugar for meringue
Cinnamon for dusting

Instructions

1 Beat eggs and sugar until pale and tripled in volume, about 8 min.
2 Gently fold in flour and vanilla. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan.
3 Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 25-30 min until golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
4 Mix evaporated milk, condensed milk, and cream. Pour slowly over the warm cake.
5 Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight until fully absorbed.
6 Make meringue with egg whites and sugar. Spread on top. Dust with cinnamon.

Did You Know?

No Ecuadorian birthday party is complete without tres leches cake — bakeries receive hundreds of orders on weekends, making it the country's most produced cake.