Dulce de Leche Coffee Cake
Prep
20 mins
Cook
40 mins
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
Dulce de Leche Coffee Cake is a moist, tender cake with layers of sweet caramel sauce and a crunchy walnut topping. This recipe combines butter, eggs and milk with all purpose flour, then swirls through dulce de leche for rich flavour. The cake takes just 20 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to bake, making it ideal for those seeking an impressive but straightforward dessert or afternoon treat.
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Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 120 gunsalted butter, softened
- 2large eggs
- 150 mlskim milk
- 10 gbaking powder
- 5 gsalt
- 100 gdulce de leche
- 50 gbrown sugar
- 50 gchopped walnuts
- 20 ggranulated sugar for topping
- 50 gall-purpose flour for topping
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease a 20cm (8in) round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
Tip: Use a silicone mat for easy cleanup.
- 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
Tip: Make sure to aerate the dry ingredients.
- 3
In a large bowl, whisk together butter, eggs, and milk. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
Tip: Be gentle to avoid overmixing.
- 4
Pour half of the batter into the prepared cake pan.
- 5
Spread the dulce de leche over the batter, leaving a 1cm border around the edges.
Tip: Use a spatula or spoon to smooth the dulce de leche.
- 6
Pour the remaining batter over the dulce de leche.
- 7
In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, chopped walnuts, and granulated sugar for topping.
Tip: Use your fingers or a pastry blender to combine the ingredients.
- 8
Sprinkle the streusel topping evenly over the batter.
- 9
Bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Tip: Rotate the cake halfway through baking.
- 10
Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
Tip: Use a spatula to loosen the cake from the pan.
- 11
Transfer the cake to a wire rack to cool completely.
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