Argentine Layer Cake

Ingredients

• 1 lb sugar, well ground
• 1 lb wheat flour
• 1 lb fresh butter
• 12 eggs (3 whites reserved)
• lemon essence
• dulce de leche (caramelized-milk confection)
• 1/2 lb powdered sugar (for the meringue glaze)

Instructions

1. Beat 12 yolks and 9 whites with butter, reserving 3 whites; add sifted flour then sugar, plus lemon essence, to a soft batter.
2. Spread wafer-thin layers of batter in twelve lightly buttered molds and bake briefly in a strong oven.
3. Turn out the wafers and stack them, spreading dulce de leche between each layer.
4. Beat the reserved whites with powdered sugar to a meringue, glaze the cake, and dry in a warm oven.