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 jesspeahkeyday
5:48 AM on January 28, 2021 
https://cbdtincturesew.com/ pure cbd https://cbdtincturesew.com/ - cbd gummies for sale walmart premium cbd oil
Reply FrefHoraProolla
5:48 AM on January 28, 2021 
cbdistillery where to buy cbd oil cbd for sale
Reply FrefHoraProolla
5:45 AM on January 28, 2021 
https://cbdoilforpainrx.com/ fab cbd https://cbdoilforpainrx.com/ - martha stewart cbd line buy cannabis oil
Reply Founnycoewdyday
5:43 AM on January 28, 2021 
medterra cbd oil https://cbdoilforpainrx.com/ - joy organics cbd cbd gummies for sale walmart nuleaf cbd oil
Reply Deloamiancenia
5:42 AM on January 28, 2021 
american shaman cbd best cbd products cbd oil near me cbd oil stores near me
Reply jordan shoes
5:27 AM on January 28, 2021 
I definitely wanted to jot down a small comment to appreciate you for the fantastic tactics you are posting on this site. My time consuming internet search has now been compensated with good know-how to talk about with my contacts. I 'd believe that many of us visitors actually are rather blessed to dwell in a good site with so many outstanding individuals with insightful solutions. I feel really fortunate to have discovered your web pages and look forward to many more cool times reading here. Thank you once more for a lot of things.
jordan shoes http://www.jordan11retro.us.com
Reply Founnycoewdyday
5:14 AM on January 28, 2021 
cbd oils hemp oil vs cbd oil what is cbd your cbd store
Reply IncegepepFund
5:12 AM on January 28, 2021 
https://cbdoilforpainrx.com/ buy cbd cbd tincture hemp cbd oil cbd pure
Reply IncegepepFund
5:09 AM on January 28, 2021 
cbd oil effects thc oil cbd benefits joy organics
Reply Founnycoewdyday
5:09 AM on January 28, 2021 
https://cbdtincturesew.com/ just cbd medterra cbd oil medterra cbd oil buy cbd oil
Reply Founnycoewdyday
5:06 AM on January 28, 2021 
https://fullspectrumcbdoilyw.com/ cbd tincture cbd oil stores near me cbd tinctures best cbd oil for pain
Reply IncegepepFund
5:06 AM on January 28, 2021 
https://cbdgummiesio.com/ cbd oil near me martha stewart cbd cbd store where can i buy cbd oil
Reply FrefHoraProolla
4:51 AM on January 28, 2021 
cbd oil vape https://cbdtincturesew.com/ - cbd lotion buy cbd oil online cbd oil todohemp
Reply jesspeahkeyday
4:51 AM on January 28, 2021 
cbd cream cbd oil cbd cream for pain
Reply Deloamiancenia
4:51 AM on January 28, 2021 
cbd cream best cbd cbd near me joy organics cbd
Reply cheap jordans
4:36 AM on January 28, 2021 
I enjoy you because of all of your hard work on this website. My mum loves conducting investigation and it is simple to grasp why. We learn all about the dynamic medium you provide functional strategies through the web site and even cause participation from other ones on that matter so my child is in fact studying a lot. Take advantage of the rest of the year. You are always conducting a terrific job.
cheap jordans http://www.cheapjordan.us
Reply curry 7 shoes
4:33 AM on January 28, 2021 
I precisely wished to appreciate you all over again. I am not sure what I would have achieved in the absence of these basics shared by you regarding that topic. It truly was a very frightful matter in my view, however , encountering a expert way you solved that made me to jump over contentment. Now i'm happier for this help and then have high hopes you are aware of a powerful job that you are providing training the others thru a blog. I'm certain you have never encountered all of us.
curry 7 shoes http://www.curry7.us
Reply China Cheap Womens Flip Flops
4:31 AM on January 28, 2021 
�?ë?�?�����?��?ë� https://www.zhu555.com/article-a301289.html
China Cheap Womens Flip Flops https://www.wefoamyoga.com/cheap-womens-flip-flops/
Reply «¹?«Ñ?«³«Ô?«Ü«Ã«Æ«¬?«ô«§«Í«¿
4:31 AM on January 28, 2021 
Reply Jamesdok
4:28 AM on January 28, 2021 
kamagra online: buy kamagra oral jelly - cheap kamagra
http://tadalafilfast20.com sildenafil 100mg tablets in india
tadalafil soft gel cheap generic tadalafil tadalafil canadian pharmacy price
0