Being that I have such a sweet tooth, I like most desserts. My top favorite flavors are definitely chocolate, vanilla, caramel, coconut and strawberry. I think most people like caramel and I love the versatility of it. I actually saved some of the leftover to add to my hot cocoa and and lattes:) I made this Dulce de Leche cake using a combination and modification of Williams-Sonoma and Toba Garrett's yellow cake. After much experimenting I find that yellow/vanilla just doesn't taste as good and moist if you don't use at least 4 eggs and buttermilk. Toba's recipe actually calls for 5. For the caramel, I boiled 1 cup of sugar and a 1/4 cup of water until it turned amber (no stirring). Then, I added a cup of heavy cream and stirred constantly with a wooden spoon. Once the cakes were completely cooled, I spread a thick layer in between the layers.
For the frosting, I made my favorite- Swiss Meringue Buttercream. I reduced the amount of granulated sugar by almost 1/4 cup and instead beat in 2 tablespoons of the caramel. I LOVE Swiss Meringue because it's so light and fluffy and not too sweet. I frosted the cake and drizzled lukewarm caramel over it. Piped on a heart in honor of Valentine's Day. I got amazing feedback about this cake and look forward to making it again.
Happy Valentine's Day:)
what a gorgeous cake! I love the flavor.
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious. Do you have a pic of a slice?
ReplyDeleteNo. I didn't get to take a pic of the inside. This was for a church meeting. I'm making another one so I'll see if I can get a pic of a slice this time. It's like a Dominican cake if you've ever had 1.
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