Encanelado

Name: Encanelado
Cuisine: Peruvian
Ingredients: 10 tbsp sugar; 7 tbsp self-rising flour; 10 eggs; 2 tsp vanilla extract; ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar; 3 tbsp cornstarch; 4 tbsp water; 1 cup water; Manjar blanco for filling; 5 tbsp ground cinnamon; 1 cup sugar

Preparation info

Serves
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Art of Peruvian Cuisine

By Tony Custer

Published 2000

About

Where would Peruvian desserts be without cinnamon? Here we have the king of cinnamon dishes, called simply a “cinnamoned” dessert. It’s wonderful, enjoy.

Ingredients

10 eggs
10 tbsp sugar
7 tbsp self-rising flour

Americas
Peru
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preparation

Combine the two milks in a heavy based saucepan and simmer gently over low. Preheat oven to 350°F/175°C. Lightly grease and flour an 8 x 7 x 3 in- (20 x 18 x 7 cm-) cake mold.

With an electric beater, beat the eggs and sugar together until all the sugar ha