Shopping Cart
Your Cart is Empty
Quantity:
Subtotal
Taxes
Shipping
Total
There was an error with PayPalClick here to try again
CelebrateThank you for your business!You should be receiving an order confirmation from Paypal shortly.Exit Shopping Cart

Luna

Sweets

Blog

Blog

Dominican Cake: Defrosted

Posted on November 14, 2016 at 4:30 PM


Dominican cake is part of most especial events celebrated by Dominican families like birthdays, baby showers, anniversaries, etc. It's characterized by its moist texture, fluffy meringue frosting and its traditional pineapple marmalade filling.

What makes a cake "Dominican"?

A Dominican cake, just like most butter cakes, has the usual ingredients; flour, sugar, eggs, butter, etc. There are a few ways to make Dominican cake since every baker has their own "personal touch," but the most important steps are always the same. What makes a cake "Dominican" it's the way that the ingredients are put together, the amount of the ingredients used, and the inclusion of key indispensible ingredients.


The recipe calls for exact amounts of flour, sugar, and butter. Also eggs, a cup of liquid; this is where bakers get creative by adding milk, orange juice, or pineapple juice. Finally, the flavoring which consists of vanilla, rum and lime zest. The vanilla extract made in the U.S. is different than the ones from the Dominican Republic, so I use imported vanilla for a more authentic flavor. Same thing with the rum, my rum of choice it's always Dominican-made like Brugal.


A common way to describe Dominican cake is by "pound". A pound of Dominican cake means that the baker used 1 pound of flour, sugar and butter to make the cake. It yields about 25 to 30 servings depending on the size of your serving portions. Some people get this term confused thinking that the finished cake itself weighs 1 pound when in fact, after the cake has been torted, filled and frosted it may weigh up to 5 lbs.


The traditional filling for a Dominican cake is pineapple marmalade, however there are other popular fillings like guava, dulce de leche and crema pastelera (pastry cream). It's good to note that the subtle vanilla flavor of this cake lends itself to any filling your heart desires.


Lastly but definitely not least, Dominican cake has the distinctive icing called "suspiro" which is a variation of Italian meringue made with egg whites and sugar. This is the most recognizable feature of a Dominican cake and its taste is like no other.


The following recipe is my take on Dominican cake, it has worked very well for me. I hope you are able to try it and enjoy it as much as my family and clients do.

You need Adobe Flash Player to view this content.



Dominican Cake Recipe

1lb (4 sticks) unsalted butter (room temperature)

1 lb (2 cups) sugar

10 large eggs (5 egg yolks + 5 whole eggs at room temperature)

1lb (3 cups) self rising flour 

1 cup milk (room temperature)

1 tbsp Dominican vanilla (preferably white)

1/2 tbsp dark rum

zest from 1 lime (optional)

Directions

1. pre-heat oven 350 degrees Fahrenheit

2. grease two 9" or 10" round pans

3. cream butter in electric mixer on 2 speed and "shower" sugar in slowly. Once all the sugar is in turn mixer to 4 speed and mix until light and fluffy (about 7-10 min)

4. add egg yolks one at a time making sure each one is mixed in completely before adding the next one. Continue with the whole eggs the same way. Turn mixer off once all eggs have been incorporated

5. turn mixer on "Stir"add flour and milk alternating starting and ending with the flour. DO NOT OVERMIX

6. turn machine off before the last flour addition is completely mixed in and add vanilla and rum (also add the zest at this point of you choose). Mix on stir for 30 seconds

7. divide the batter evenly between the two pans and bake for 35 minutes. Do not open oven door before the first 25-30 minutes so the cake doesn't collapse. To check if the cake is done insert a toothpick right in the middle, if it comes out clean the cake is done. Let the cake cool before removing from the pan and place on cooling rack to cool completely before filling and frosting.

 

Enjoy!

--Patty


 

Categories: Recipes, Tutorial

Post a Comment

Oops!

Oops, you forgot something.

Oops!

The words you entered did not match the given text. Please try again.

32374 Comments

Reply IncegepepFund
12:04 AM on February 8, 2021 
vegas slots online https://onlinecasinogsw.com/ - online casino games casino play online casino slots
Reply CharlesBycle
12:01 AM on February 8, 2021 
viagra without a doctor prescription canada generic viagra without a doctor prescription
viagra without a prescription http://valemigente.com/ buying viagra online
viagra prices viagra for sale
Reply IncegepepFund
11:56 PM on February 7, 2021 
cbd online medterra cbd cbd oil benefits cbd oil benefits
Reply DavidWak
11:44 PM on February 7, 2021 
drugstore rx
walgreens drug store
canadian pharmacies...
Reply FrefHoraProolla
11:31 PM on February 7, 2021 
https://viagrafirst.com/ viagra for sale viagra prescription viagra pills
Reply Deloamiancenia
11:25 PM on February 7, 2021 
full spectrum cbd oil http://cbdgummiesio.com/# - hemp cbd oil buy cbd oil cbd gummies walmart hemp cbd
Reply FrefHoraProolla
11:24 PM on February 7, 2021 
online casino bonus https://onlinecasinogsw.com/ - casino slots slots online casino game play online casino
Reply curry 7
11:22 PM on February 7, 2021 
Thanks so much for giving everyone remarkably brilliant chance to read in detail from this blog. It's always very excellent and also stuffed with a lot of fun for me and my office colleagues to visit your blog nearly 3 times in 7 days to read through the newest guides you have got. And of course, I am certainly motivated considering the spectacular strategies served by you. Certain 1 areas on this page are really the finest we have all had.
curry 7 http://www.curry7.us
Reply Getting A Loan
11:02 PM on February 7, 2021 
quick loans for bad credit same day
Reply IncegepepFund
10:59 PM on February 7, 2021 
cbd gummies walmart http://hempcbdoilgh.com/# buy cbd cbd tinctures cbd pure
Reply Plastic Connector Mould
10:57 PM on February 7, 2021 
�?���?���`�?`���?`���� https://www.zhu555.com/Category-c12140.html
Plastic Connector Mould https://www.plasticmetalmold.com/plastic-connector-mould/
Reply Plastic Cosmetic Mould
10:57 PM on February 7, 2021 
�?������r?���?`���� https://www.zhu555.com/Category-c12576.html
Plastic Cosmetic Mould https://www.plasticmetalmold.com/plastic-cosmetic-mould/
Reply jesspeahkeyday
10:55 PM on February 7, 2021 
tender dating http://onlinedatingdd.com/ best dating apps christian dating sites dating
Reply Deloamiancenia
10:49 PM on February 7, 2021 
casino play https://onlinecasinogsw.com/ - online casino real money slots games free slots for real money
Reply Deloamiancenia
10:44 PM on February 7, 2021 
http://onlinedatingdd.com/ dating sites free http://onlinedatingdd.com/ - bbw dating plenty of fish dating site
Reply IncegepepFund
10:44 PM on February 7, 2021 
http://onlinedatingdd.com/ online dating sites online dating apps zoosk online dating adult dating
Reply Founnycoewdyday
10:44 PM on February 7, 2021 
asian dating absolute dating adult dating sites tinder dating site http://onlinedatingdd.com/ - ourtime dating site
Reply FrefHoraProolla
10:44 PM on February 7, 2021 
adult dating sites http://onlinedatingdd.com/ free online dating best dating sites online dating site
Reply kyrie 7
10:43 PM on February 7, 2021 
I in addition to my pals were studying the best recommendations found on your site and then immediately I had a terrible suspicion I had not thanked the website owner for those techniques. These young boys are actually as a consequence warmed to read through all of them and have in effect really been taking advantage of these things. Appreciate your simply being quite thoughtful as well as for utilizing this form of remarkable information millions of individuals are really eager to understand about. My very own honest apologies for not expressing gratitude to earlier.
kyrie 7 http://www.kyrie7shoes.us
Reply FrefHoraProolla
10:40 PM on February 7, 2021 
http://cbdoilonlinerr.com/# cbd for sale http://buycbdoilget.com/# - buy cbd oil cbd oils
0