Chunnel Cake Sandwiches with Dulce de Leche Gelato

Name: Chunnel Cake Sandwiches with Dulce de Leche Gelato
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 59 milliliters dulce de leche, plus more for drizzling; 2 eggs; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 6 servings Malted milk powder, optional; 355 milliliters milk; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 teaspoon orange zest; 1 pint vanilla gelato, softened; 6 servings Vegetable oil, for frying

Chunnel Cake Sandwiches with Dulce de Leche Gelato requires approximately 3 hours from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains about 13g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 755 calories. This recipe serves 6. If you have baking powder, olive oil, vanilla gelato, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the vanilla you could follow this main course with the Vanillan Ice Cream as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. It works well as a pricey main course.

Instructions

For the gelato: Scoop the softened gelato into a large mixing bowl. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the dulce de leche and malted powder to taste, if using.

Ingredients you will need

Dulce De Leche

Gelato

Equipment you will use

Mixing Bowl

Spatula

Transfer to an airtight container and refreeze for 2 hours.

Mix together 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl. Set aside.

Ingredients you will need

Granulated Sugar

Cinnamon

Equipment you will use

Bowl

In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, orange zest, salt and the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, olive oil and eggs. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in the wet ingredients, stirring to create a smooth, shiny batter.

Ingredients you will need

Baking Powder

Orange Zest

Olive Oil

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Milk

Salt

Equipment you will use

Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a medium-size star tip, or a re-sealable freezer bag with a corner snipped off and fitted with the same.

Transfer the filled bag to the refrigerator to chill until very cold, 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Fill a wide, shallow pot or Dutch oven with 3 inches of vegetable oil, and heat the oil to 360 degrees F.

Ingredients you will need

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Dutch Oven

Working in batches, carefully pipe 3-inch coils of the batter into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown, 5 minutes. With a spider or slotted spoon, transfer the fried cakes to the bowl with the cinnamon sugar and coat with sugar on both sides.

Ingredients you will need

Cinnamon Sugar

Sugar

Cooking Oil

Equipment you will use

Slotted Spoon

Bowl

For the sandwich build: Take one chunnel cake and place a scoop (about 1/3 cup) of the dulce de leche ice cream on top. Sandwich with another chunnel cake, and drizzle with some extra dulce de leche.

Ingredients you will need

Dulce De Leche

Ice Cream

Serve immediately or freeze for later.