Cajeta Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream
Often called "Mexican caramel," cajeta is rich and flavorful, although it isn't truly caramel. Regardless, it works perfectly with chocolate cake, cinnamon buttercream and some mascarpone cream.
Course: cake, Desserts
Cuisine: Cake
Ganache
- 10 oz cream
- 8 oz bittersweet chocolate
Cajeta or Dulce de Leche
- 1 quart goat or cow milk
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
Cajeta or Dulce de Leche Filling
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz mascarpone
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup cajeta or dulce de leche
Cajeta or Dulce de Leche
Simmer the milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon until sugar melts.
Add the baking soda and continue simmering until the mixture is thick and deep caramel color, stirring often. This can take up to 2 hours.
Cajeta or Dulce de Leche Filling