Dulce de Leche Layer Cake

Name: Dulce de Leche Layer Cake
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp baking powder; 2 Tbsps Frangelico or biscotti liqueur; 591 milliliters cake flour; 2 Tbsps nut-flavored liqueur, such as Frangelico or biscotti liqueur; 4 larges egg whites; 4 larges eggs, separated, at room temperature; 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice; 237 milliliters milk; 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 355 milliliters sugar; 397 grams sweetened condensed milk; 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 59 milliliters water

Dulce de Leche Layer Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 12g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 709 calories. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 4 hours. Head to the store and pick up nut-flavored liqueur, sugar, cake flour, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Submerge the unopened can of condensed milk in a large, deep pot of water and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderately low heat for 2 hours, adding water as needed to keep the can completely submerged. Carefully remove the can and let cool slightly. Carefully open the can with tongs and transfer the dulce de leche to a bowl: It should resemble creamy caramel.

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Sweetened Condensed Milk

Dulce De Leche

Caramel

Water

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Tongs

Bowl

Pot

Whisk until smooth, then gradually whisk in the nut liqueur.

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Liqueur

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Whisk

Let cool completely.

Preheat the oven to 350 and butter two 9-inch cake pans. Line with parchment paper and butter and flour the pans. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the butter with the 1 1/2 cups of sugar at medium speed until fluffy.

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Baking Powder

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Baking Paper

Hand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Oven

Add the egg yolks and vanilla and beat until smooth. Beat in the dry ingredients and the milk in 3 alternating batches, scraping down the side of the bowl occasionally.

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Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Milk

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Bowl

In a clean bowl, using clean beaters, beat the egg whites at medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add the remaining 6 tablespoons of sugar and beat until glossy. Fold the egg whites into the batter.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

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Bowl

Scrape the batter into the prepared pans.

Bake in the center of the oven for 40 to 45 minutes, until the cakes are golden and a toothpick in the centers comes out clean.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Transfer the cakes to a rack to cool slightly. Run the tip of a knife around the edges and invert the cakes onto the rack to cool completely. Using a serrated knife, split each layer horizontally in half.

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Serrated Knife

Knife

In a clean bowl, using clean beaters, beat the egg whites at medium-high speed until soft peaks form. In a medium saucepan, bring the sugar and water to a boil over high heat, stirring, until the sugar is dissolved and a candy thermometer in the syrup registers 235 for soft-ball stage.

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Egg Whites

Syrup

Sugar

Water

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Candy Thermometer

Sauce Pan

Bowl

Remove from the heat and add the liqueur. With the mixer at medium speed, carefully drizzle the hot sugar syrup into the egg whites. Beat in the lime juice, then beat at high speed until the frosting is light and fluffy and slightly warm to the touch.

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Simple Syrup

Egg Whites

Lime Juice

Frosting

Liqueur

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Blender

Place a cake layer on a large cake plate and top with one-third of the dulce de leche filling. Repeat with the remaining layers and filling, ending with a layer of cake.

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Dulce De Leche

Spread the frosting all over the cake, swirling decoratively.

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Frosting

Spread

Let stand at room temperature for at least 2 hours before serving.