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How to Make a Dominican Cake

 Cake for the holidays is a must, specially in Dominican households like the one I grew up in. I’m excited to share my Mom’s Dominican Cake recipe, along with some photos from our visit to Carlos Bake Shop in Vegas – be sure to scroll all the way down for a baking giveaway! 

Take a virtual trip to Carlos Bakery in Las Vegas and get a delicious dessert recipe for Dominican Cake on Cooking with Books!

If there’s one dessert that’s a family favorite, it’d have to be a Dominican cake. And if you’ve never had said Dominican cake, you might be wondering what makes this cake different, what makes it delicious, why is it a favorite of ours? Well my friends, let me tell you: it’s my mother’s recipe, it’s a deliciously flavorful cake, and it’s covered in sweet Italian meringue! If you’re a dessert lover like I am, you’ll surely love this cake.

Last month, my husband and I spent two weeks on the West coast traveling through Napa Valley, San Francisco, and ending with Las Vegas. Vegas is one of our favorite places to visit, not only because the weather is always fantastic, but it’s packed with some of the best restaurants and bakeries, one of them being Carlo’s Bakery of Cake Boss.

Take a trip to Carlos Bakery in Las Vegas, get my recipe for Dominican Cake, and enter to win a Holiday Baking Giveaway on Cooking with Books!

Buddy Valastro is a fourth-generation baker born into the business owned & operated by his parents. Countless hours were spent in the bakery where his father, Buddy Sr., a master baker, taught Buddy everything about baking and running a business. They dreamed that together, they would make Carlo’s Bakery a household name. And I’m definitely sure you’ve heard of him, watched his shows on TV, and even visited one of his bakeries (locations in New York, New Jersey, and Las Vegas!)

Even better is the fact that I had a chance to tour the bakeshop and taste some treats. The bakery at the Venetian Las Vegas has been open for only 8 months now and has created a local and visitor following! Selling over 100 cheesecakes a day and their lobster tails and cannoli being the most popular baked goods, I can attest to that popularity. The cheesecakes are so light and perfectly sweet and their cannoli would make any Italian grandmother proud!

Take a trip to Carlos Bakery in Las Vegas, get my recipe for Dominican Cake, and enter to win a Holiday Baking Giveaway on Cooking with Books!

If you have the opportunity to visit Carlo’s Bake Shop at the Venetian in Las Vegas, definitely stroll by for a visit! In the meantime, I’m sharing my Mother’s recipe for her Dominican Dulce de Leche Vanilla Sponge Cake – a gorgeous cake to make for the holidays. A huge thanks to my Mom for sharing this recipe with me – it’s been the recipe she’s used for every birthday cake I ever had, so I assure you, it’s tried and true.

To help you during this holiday baking season, we’re giving away a cake carrier and turntable (be sure to scroll to the bottom for the Rafflecopter giveaway!) The cake carrier makes it easy to transport cakes this holiday season and the turntable is must have tool if you want gorgeous decorated cakes all year long!

Take a virtual trip to Carlos Bakery in Las Vegas and get a delicious dessert recipe for Dominican Cake on Cooking with Books!

 

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How to Make a Dominican Cake
Author: Marnely Murray
Recipe type: dessert
Prep time:  30 mins
Cook time:  45 mins
Total time:  1 hour 15 mins
Serves: Serves 10-12
 
This is my mother's recipe for the best Dominican cake ever - filled with dulce de leche and covered in sweet Italian meringue, you'll fall in love with this cake!
Ingredients
For the Cake
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
For the Italian meringue icing
  • 4 egg whites, room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • ⅓ cup water
  • to fill: 1 cup dulce de leche
  • to decorate: 1 cup of chocolate sprinkles or cacao nibs, extra dulce de leche
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350F and grease two, 9 inch round pans. Set aside. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes).
  2. Incorporate the eggs one at a time. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and baking powder and in a smaller bowl whisk together the milk, orange juice, and white vinegar.
  3. Add the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients, alternating each until everything is mixed in. Do not over mix!
  4. Pour batter into greased pans and bake for 45 minutes, until golden brown. Let cakes cool all the way through before filling and decorating.
  5. To fill: spread the dulce de leche on top of cake and place the second cake on top (if cakes are domed, level with knife before filling).
  6. To make the Italian meringue icing:Place the egg whites in the mixer bowl and add 3 tablespoons of sugar. Start mixer on slow while you make the sugar syrup.
  7. In a small sauce pot over medium high heat, boil the 1½ cups sugar and the water, until syrup reaches about 240F degrees.
  8. Turn your mixer to medium speed and slowly drizzle in the syrup. Once all the syrup is added, turn the mixer to high and whisk for 5-10 minutes.
  9. Place cake on turntable and cover with icing on the sides and top. Smooth and coat the sides with sprinkles or cacao nibs. Drizzle with dulce de leche on top and serve. Keeps for 4 days unrefrigerated.
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Take a trip to Carlos Bakery in Las Vegas, get my recipe for Dominican Cake, and enter to win a Holiday Baking Giveaway on Cooking with Books!
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Disclaimer: Thanks to the brands for sponsoring this giveaway and to Carlo’s Bake Shop in Las Vegas for letting us tour their bakery and taste their treats! Oh and to my Mom for sharing her cake recipe! 


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  1. Merrill says

    August 27, 2018 at 3:03 pm

    I made the cake in two days (I have a bad back and it wouldn’t hold out the first day) so I don’t know what impact it will have on the cake’s texture. I just had to send my husband out to buy dolce de leche because I thought that was something I had to make. I’ll let you know how it comes out and will take a picture if it looks nice. This cake is for a friend whose mother is visiting from the Dominican. I’ll surprise them tonight.
    PS. I made brownies in case the cake doesn’t come out of the pans lol

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  2. Anuj from Lyfboat says

    April 11, 2017 at 7:50 am

    Sounds interesting.

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    • Eliades Cortez says

      April 1, 2018 at 9:46 am

      Bake the cake according to the recipe. It was perfect and so so delicious. Thank you for posting that dominican cake recipe. Love it. Thanks to your grandmother. God bless

      Reply
  3. Meghan Finley says

    December 14, 2014 at 9:48 pm

    divinity

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  4. Lori Williams says

    December 14, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    My favorite holiday dessert is cranberry pie!! I love the taste of it and I love the memories it gives me. It was my moms favorite dessert and it brings me sweet memories of her. #missmymom

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  5. Nicole says

    December 14, 2014 at 12:57 pm

    sugar cookies

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  6. Natalie J Vandenberghe says

    December 14, 2014 at 3:03 am

    My favorite holiday dessert is cranberry cheesecake.

    Reply
  7. monique says

    December 13, 2014 at 9:44 am

    My favorite holiday dessert is lemon cake with lemon icing. Oh my, what a day!

    Reply
  8. Myrna says

    December 13, 2014 at 1:20 am

    My mom used to make pudin de pan and it was my favorite. I wish I could taste hers right now!!! I am going to give your mom’s recipe a try!

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    • Haydee says

      February 26, 2016 at 4:25 pm

      Hi Myrna,
      I’m puertorican and we call it Budín de pan, not Pudin. The difference between them is that Budín is made with bread and the Pudin is more like a custard. I love budín and it is really easy to make. Your Momma would be so happy and proud of you if you make her recipe ;o)~ Bendiciones!

      Reply
  9. Anne says

    December 12, 2014 at 10:54 pm

    My favorite holiday dessert is a cranberry-walnut pie I’ve been making for the last few years. It’s delicious, and perfect for this time of year.

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  10. Vickie says

    December 12, 2014 at 10:10 pm

    Goodness your cake looks delish! My fave Christmas recipe is our over 100 year old recipe from my grans family in Georgia..Southern Traditional Red Velvet Cake..not like the ones you tend to see. Also various Christmas cookies.
    Thanks so much. Oh, forgot to add..I adore this vintage cake plate..my whole kitchen is vintage red, white, and turqoise..so this would fit right in and my red velvet cake would look beautiful in it…vintage cake in vintage tin.

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  11. Karen Ostrom says

    December 12, 2014 at 6:59 pm

    pecan pie, my big holiday fav is pecan pie; and then peanut butter blossoms, I love that bite of peanut butter and hersey kiss

    Reply
  12. Tina W says

    December 12, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    My favorite are the sweet empanadas my sister’s mother-in-law makes. I love the pineapple ones.

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  13. Gail Terrell says

    December 11, 2014 at 6:16 pm

    Pecan pie, or chocolate pie

    Reply
  14. Rust says

    December 11, 2014 at 1:52 pm

    My favorite is Itaian Cream Cake with lots of pecans and coconut.

    Reply
  15. Robin Chesser says

    December 11, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    My favorite holiday dessert is chocolate mousse cake, thank goodness they only come once a year!

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  16. Robin Chesser says

    December 11, 2014 at 12:51 pm

    I have always wanted to try to make a Dominican Cake, I will be making one for Christmas this year, maybe even two!

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  17. Allison (Spontaneous Tomato) says

    December 10, 2014 at 6:41 pm

    I think my favorite holiday dessert is a tie between pumpkin pie and pecan pie, but I also love apple & pear crisps around this time of year.

    Reply
  18. lynn @ the actor’s diet says

    December 10, 2014 at 12:48 pm

    My favorite holiday recipe are these Figgy Pudding Cookies: http://theactorsdiet.com/2011/12/09/bring-us-some-figgy-pudding-cookies/

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  19. Renée says

    December 10, 2014 at 11:54 am

    My favorite holiday dessert is Eggnog Bundt Cake (with bourbon glaze!) YUMMY!!

    Reply
  20. Melissa Lawler says

    December 9, 2014 at 11:51 am

    Chocolate Pecan Pie

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  21. Lynn says

    December 8, 2014 at 9:16 pm

    My favorite holiday dessert is sherry wine cake.

    Reply
  22. Julie says

    December 8, 2014 at 8:40 pm

    My favorite holiday dessert That would be like choosing my favorite beagle (I’d say child, but I just have one of those and two beagles). I can’t choose! Give them all to me (starting with a piece of this cake, please!).

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  23. Holly says

    December 8, 2014 at 7:24 pm

    I love pie. Sounds simple but oh so good!! Your cake is beautiful!

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  24. Edie says

    December 8, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    My favorite holiday desert is my spiced cranberry topped New York style cheesecake.

    Reply
  25. mdzelli@cox.net says

    December 8, 2014 at 3:54 pm

    I love all the homemade Christmas cookies especially my Mom’s Swedish Almond cookies.

    Reply
  26. Alice says

    December 8, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    cookies! :)

    Reply
  27. allie says

    December 8, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    I like pumpkin pie

    Reply
  28. Nutmeg Nanny says

    December 8, 2014 at 1:00 pm

    My favorite holiday dessert is creamed sherry bundt cake BUT I want this cake!!!

    Reply
  29. Sharyl Wolter says

    December 8, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    Tiramisu!

    Reply
  30. Alison H. says

    December 8, 2014 at 11:14 am

    My favorite holiday dessert is Red Velvet Cheesecake.

    Reply
  31. tara pittman says

    December 8, 2014 at 10:28 am

    I love frosted sugar cookies the best.

    Reply
  32. Patricia says

    December 8, 2014 at 10:05 am

    I like cheesecake.

    Reply
  33. Wendy Read says

    December 8, 2014 at 9:41 am

    Gorgeous! I hope this will be one of your most read posts, stunning!!!

    Reply
  34. Vijay from NoshOn.It says

    December 8, 2014 at 9:35 am

    Gorgeous cake Marnely!

    Reply
  35. Nela Holmes says

    December 8, 2014 at 8:49 am

    Brownies!

    Reply
  36. Jersey Girl Cooks says

    December 8, 2014 at 8:37 am

    Pastries are my favorite holiday dessert. I especially like cream puffs, eclairs and lobster tails.

    Reply
  37. Jeffrey says

    December 8, 2014 at 8:22 am

    This cake looks amazing, I love the close up shot showing the texture. Many times I see cakes that look great on blogs but the inside is what really sells it for me. Texture, crumb and moistness are very important.

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  38. Jeffrey says

    December 8, 2014 at 8:14 am

    I like cut out cookies mostly because the fun I have making them with my kids.

    Reply
  39. janis says

    December 8, 2014 at 8:08 am

    I love Xmas cookies the best :–)

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  40. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

    December 8, 2014 at 8:05 am

    I wish I’d known about Dominican cake before because ohmword, this sounds and looks delicious.

    Reply
  41. Janet T says

    December 8, 2014 at 7:58 am

    My favorite holiday dessert is the yummy combo of cherry and chocolate baked with love in a cake topped with fudge frosting and chocolate covered cherries.

    Reply

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