Best 5 Dulce De Leche Buttercream Frosting Recipes

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**Indulge in the Decadence: Dulce de Leche Buttercream Frosting - A Culinary Symphony of Sweetness**

Step into the realm of culinary delight with the Dulce de Leche Buttercream Frosting, a symphony of sweet flavors that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more. This frosting is a match made in heaven, combining the rich, caramelized notes of dulce de leche with the smooth, velvety texture of buttercream. Picture a frosting that is not just a topping, but an experience in itself, elevating any cake, cupcake, or pastry to new heights of deliciousness.

This article presents a collection of carefully curated recipes that explore different variations of the Dulce de Leche Buttercream Frosting, each with its own unique twist. From the classic Dulce de Leche Buttercream Frosting, a timeless delight that showcases the perfect balance of flavors, to the Salted Dulce de Leche Buttercream Frosting, which adds a touch of savory intrigue, there's a recipe here to suit every palate. For those who prefer a lighter, airier texture, the Whipped Dulce de Leche Buttercream Frosting is a cloud-like dream, while the Chocolate Dulce de Leche Buttercream Frosting offers a rich, indulgent combination that will satisfy any chocolate lover.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

TRES LECHES CAKE WITH DULCE DE LECHE FROSTING



Tres Leches Cake with Dulce de Leche Frosting image

This is everything you love in a traditional tres leches ("three milks") cake-it's sweet, creamy and custardy-but with an impressive new look and shape, because it's baked in a tube pan. If you have leftover cake, be sure to refrigerate it on a rimmed plate, as some of the sweet milk mixture will run out of the cake and puddle on the plate. The next day, just spoon some over the cake slices.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 9h50m

Yield 12 to 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

6 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon fine salt
One 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
One 12-ounce can evaporated milk
1 cup heavy cream
1 1/4 cup sugar
3 large egg whites, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
Pinch fine salt
3 tablespoons jarred dulce de leche

Steps:

  • For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Separate the eggs, putting the whites in one large bowl and the yolks in another.
  • Add the cream of tartar to the whites, and beat with an electric mixer on medium-high until soft peaks form, about 3 minutes. Reduce the speed to low, and gradually add 1/3 cup of the sugar. When all the sugar is in, turn the speed back up to medium-high and continue to beat until stiff, glossy peaks form, about 4 minutes.
  • Add the remaining sugar and 1 tablespoon of the vanilla to the bowl with the yolks, and beat with the electric mixer until the mixture is pale yellow and very thick and a bit of the batter dropped on top of the rest sits there for a few seconds before sinking in, about 5 minutes. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt over the mixture, and fold until blended. Fold in about 1/3 of the whites until the batter has lightened in texture. Fold in the remaining whites in two additions until smooth and no streaks of white remain. Pour the batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan.
  • Bake until the cake is browned and the top springs back to the touch, about 35 minutes. Immediately turn the pan over onto a cooling rack, and let the cake cool completely in the pan. Run a thin spatula around the outside edge and the inside ring; gently working around the cake, pull with a spatula until it releases from the pan. Scrape out the crumbs from the bottom and sides of the pan (it doesn't have to be totally clean, but you don't want the crumbs to absorb the soaking milks), then put the cake back in the pan.
  • Using a long skewer, poke holes all over the top of the cake (around 60 is good), going all the way to the bottom of the pan. Whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, cream and remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla in a medium bowl. Slowly pour the mixture over the cake, letting it run down the sides of the cake, making sure the cake is well coated. (It may seem like a lot of liquid, but be sure to use it all so the cake is moist throughout.) Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.
  • One hour before serving, remove the cake from the refrigerator and let stand at room temperature to warm slightly.
  • For the frosting: Meanwhile, bring a few inches of water to a simmer in a medium saucepan. Set a large stainless-steel bowl over it (do not let the bowl touch the water); add the sugar, egg whites, 1/4 cup cold water, vanilla, cream of tartar and salt, and whisk until the ingredients are combined. Then, with the bowl still over the simmering water, beat with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until thick, glossy, stiff peaks form, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the bowl from the heat, and let stand a few minutes.
  • To assemble: Run a thin spatula around the outer edge and the inside rim of the pan, gently pulling to release the cake. Turn it out onto a rimmed serving plate. Generously frost the top, the sides and the inside ring, using a small offset spatula or spoon. Microwave the dulce de leche in a small microwave-safe dish until it's loose enough to drizzle, about 8 seconds. Drizzle the cake with the dulce de leche, letting it gently drip down the sides.

DELICOUS DULCE DE LECHE BUTTERCREAM



Delicous Dulce De Leche Buttercream image

OMG this buttercream is UH-mazing! It reminds me of eating dulce ice cream. The cinnamon bring out the flavor perfectly. The consistency is a stiff enough to pipe and crust beautifully but you add more cream to loosen it up. I use store bought dulce de leche because I'm too chicken to make my own. If you love dulce like I do this buttercream may not make it to the cake :)

Provided by pressurecooker29

Categories     Dessert

Time 7m

Yield 1 cake or 24 cupcakes, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 (12 fluid ounce) can nestle dulce de leche or 1 1/2 cups home made dulce de leche
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
5 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons madagascar vanilla extract
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Steps:

  • Using your stand mixer cream the butter.
  • Add dulce and mix until blended.
  • Add cream, vanilla and cinnamon and continue mixing.
  • Add sugar one cup at a time until desired consistency is achieved.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 4090.9, Fat 195.2, SaturatedFat 123.5, Cholesterol 529.1, Sodium 49.2, Carbohydrate 601.2, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 588.1, Protein 2.6

TRES LECHES COCONUT CUPCAKES WITH DULCE DE LECHE BUTTERCREAM



Tres Leches Coconut Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Buttercream image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 4h30m

Yield 14 to 16 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 22

1/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 eggs, separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 cup lightly toasted flaked coconut (Mounds or Angel Flake brand)
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk (Eagle brand)
2 egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
14 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1 cup powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening, butter, and sugar until light and fluffy on medium speed; add egg yolks 1 at a time, beating until all the yellow disappears. Add the vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add alternately with the buttermilk to the creamed mixture beginning and ending with the flour.
  • In a small bowl, beat the egg whites on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into cake batter.
  • Fill standard paper-lined muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to wire rack that has been placed over a baking sheet to cool.
  • While cupcakes are still warm, stir together the evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and the coconut milk. Using a meat injector needle, inject each cupcake in several different spots with about 1/2 to 3/4-ounce of the mixture. Or, poke several holes in the top of each of the cupcakes with a 1/4-inch wooden skewer. Pour the milk mixture over each cupcake while they are still warm, filling each hole. Refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight before icing.
  • For the Buttercream:
  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. To make the dulce de leche, pour the sweetened condensed milk into a glass pie plate and cover with foil. Place in a larger roasting pan where pie plate can sit flat. Pour hot water into the roasting pan to a depth of about halfway up the pie plate. Place in oven and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Stir until smooth.
  • Place egg yolks in a medium mixing bowl. Stir the sugar, cornstarch, and salt together in a small, heavy saucepan. Whisk in the water first, then the dulce de leche and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute, whisking constantly. Remove from heat. Gradually whisk the dulce de leche mixture into the 2 egg yolks. Stir in the vanilla. Strain through a wire mesh strainer into a small bowl and set aside to cool completely.
  • Beat the butter on high speed in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the cooled dulce de leche mixture. Beat in the 1 cup powdered sugar until smooth and spreadable.
  • Frost each cupcake with a generous amount of dulce de leche buttercream. Refrigerate any remaining buttercream for another use. Sprinkle each cupcake with toasted coconut.

DULCE DE LECHE CUPCAKES WITH PRALINE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING RECIPE - (3.5/5)



Dulce de leche Cupcakes with Praline Buttercream Frosting Recipe - (3.5/5) image

Provided by maredan

Number Of Ingredients 16

* FOR THE FROSTING:
1-1/2 * 1-1/2 cup Cake Flour
2 * 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1/2 * 1/2 teaspoons Salt
1 * 1 cup Butter, Softened
1-1/2 * 1-1/2 cup Packed Brown Sugar
2/3 * 2/3 cups Dulce Le Leche
2/3 * 2/3 cups Milk
3 * 3 whole Eggs
1 * 1 teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste Or Vanilla Extract
1/2 * 1/2 teaspoons Maple Flavoring
* _____
1/2 * 1/2 cups Butter, Divided
1/2 * 1/2 cups Packed Brown Sugar
1/4 * 1/4 cups Milk
1 * 1 pound Powdered Sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. For the cupcakes: Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the dulce le leche and mix well. Combine milk, eggs, vanilla, and maple flavoring in a small bowl and mix until well blended. Alternately add the dry and wet ingredients, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Beat just until mixed. Be careful not to over mix. Spoon batter into paper-lined cupcake pans. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of a cake. Cool completely and frost with Praline Buttercream Frosting. Garnish with sugared pecans, if desired. For the frosting: Melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and simmer, stirring constantly until well combined, about 2-3 minutes. Pour in milk and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. In a large mixing bowl, beat the remaining 1/4 cup of butter until creamy. Add the cooled butter/brown sugar mixture and mix until combined. Add powdered sugar and beat well.

DULCE DE LECHE CAKE



Dulce de Leche Cake image

The cake is tender and moist, and it's not too sweet to help balance out with the frosting. The frosting is delightful, it has that caramel flavor from the dulce de leche, and the optional rum complements the caramel's vanilla notes wonderfully. The hazelnuts added a great crunch factor and adds a subtly nutty flavor.

Provided by Jasmine

Categories     Cake Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 18

baking spray
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
⅓ cup dulce de leche
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs, at room temperature
¾ cup whole milk
¾ cup chopped toasted hazelnuts
¼ cup dulce de leche
2 tablespoons whole milk
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 cups unsifted powdered sugar
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup dulce de leche
¼ fluid ounce dark rum (such as Myers's®)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 8-inch round cake pans with baking spray; set aside.
  • Whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt in a medium bowl until combined; set aside.
  • Add white sugar and butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add 1/3 cup dulce de leche and vanilla; beat until well combined, 30 seconds, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Reduce speed to low and add eggs one at a time, beating until just blended after each addition, 45 seconds. Add flour mixture alternately with 3/4 cup milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture and beating on low just until combined after each addition. Evenly divide cake batter between prepared pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes.
  • Prepare the glaze: Whisk together 1/4 cup dulce de leche and 2 tablespoons milk until mixture is smooth.
  • Invert cakes from pans onto a wire cooling rack; set rack on a baking sheet. Using a wooden skewer or fork, gently poke holes all over flat sides (bottoms) of cakes. Pour dulce de leche glaze mixture over cakes and smooth with an offset spatula to coax mixture into holes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Prepare frosting: Beat butter in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. With mixer running on low speed, gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth, about 1 minute, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in salt. Increase speed to medium, and beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl, and beat in 1/2 cup dulce de leche and rum (if using) on low speed until just incorporated, 45 seconds.
  • Assemble the cake: Set a cake layer on a plate with the flat side (bottom) facing up. Evenly spread 1 cup of the frosting over the cake to the edge. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup of hazelnuts. Top with the second cake layer, rounded (top) side up. Spread the remaining frosting over the top and side of the cake. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup of hazelnuts on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 669 calories, Carbohydrate 83.7 g, Cholesterol 123.1 mg, Fat 35.5 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 7.3 g, SaturatedFat 18.1 g, Sodium 411.1 mg

Tips:

  • For a smoother frosting, make sure your dulce de leche and butter are at room temperature before mixing.
  • If you don't have a mixer, you can make this frosting by hand. Just be sure to cream the butter and dulce de leche together until light and fluffy.
  • This frosting can be used to frost cakes, cupcakes, or cookies. It can also be used as a filling for pastries or sandwiches.
  • If you want a sweeter frosting, you can add more powdered sugar. If you want a less sweet frosting, you can add less powdered sugar.
  • This frosting can be stored in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. Just be sure to bring it to room temperature before using.

Conclusion:

Dulce de leche buttercream frosting is a delicious and versatile frosting that is perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and can be used to frost cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and more. The sweet and creamy flavor of the dulce de leche pairs perfectly with the rich and buttery flavor of the buttercream. Whether you are a professional baker or a home cook, you are sure to love this frosting.

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