A dulce de leche swirl adds caramel sweetness to this light, moist pound cake, adapted from Margarita Manzke of République in Los Angeles. Although Ms. Manzke makes her own dulce de leche, the jarred kind works just as well here, especially after being marbled into the vanilla-scented, buttery batter. This cake is best served within 2 days of baking. Store it, well-wrapped, in the refrigerator, then bring it to room temperature before serving to best appreciate its gentle flavors.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories cakes, dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch loaf pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- Using an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until pale and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add condensed milk and mix until incorporated.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula between additions. Beat in vanilla seeds and vanilla extract (save pod for vanilla sugar or vanilla extract); scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Add to butter mixture, then beat until just incorporated.
- Scrape half the batter into prepared pan. Dollop two-thirds of the dulce de leche over batter. Top with remaining batter, then dollop with remaining dulce de leche. Plunge a small offset spatula or long toothpick into batter and swirl to create marbling.
- Bake until golden at the edges, firm to the touch in the center and a toothpick inserted into center of cake (avoiding dulce de leche) comes out without any wet batter clinging to it, 55 to 70 minutes. Rotate the cake after 20 minutes to ensure even baking.
- Transfer cake to a wire rack to cool for at least 20 minutes before running a butter knife or offset spatula along the edges of the cake pan to loosen the cake, then unmolding. Serve warm or let cool.
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Hakim Jack
[email protected]This cake is the perfect comfort food. It's so moist and flavorful.
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[email protected]I'm not a baker, but this cake was so easy to make. It turned out great!
Sfiso Phumlani
[email protected]This cake is a bit too sweet for my taste, but it's still good.
Marian Chipo
[email protected]I made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! It was so moist and flavorful.
Rajan Chhadiyal
[email protected]This is the best pound cake recipe I've ever tried. It's so easy to make and it always turns out perfect.
Aubrey Lerma
[email protected]I've made this cake several times and it's always a hit. It's the perfect dessert for any occasion.
Jackson Namutare
[email protected]This cake is amazing! It's so moist and flavorful. I love the caramel-like flavor that the condensed milk gives it.
Ataur Rohaman
[email protected]I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my cake didn't rise properly. It was still tasty, but it was a bit dense.
sandesh gyawali
[email protected]This pound cake is so easy to make and it always turns out perfect. I love that I can use ingredients that I usually have on hand.
Luke Yibeh
[email protected]I made this cake for a potluck and it was a huge success. Everyone loved it!
Michael Buelna
[email protected]This is my go-to pound cake recipe. It's always a hit with my friends and family.
Tyovenda Desmond
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of pound cake, but this one was actually really good. It was moist and flavorful, and the condensed milk added a nice touch of sweetness.
Md parves Emon
[email protected]This cake was delicious! The condensed milk gave it a unique and decadent flavor.
zara Pari
[email protected]My cake turned out a little dry. I think I might have overmixed the batter.
Kagiso Mosito
[email protected]This is the best pound cake recipe I've ever tried. It's so moist and flavorful, and it's so easy to make.
Theophilus Cobbinah
[email protected]I've made this cake several times now and it always turns out perfect. It's so easy to make and it's always a crowd-pleaser.
takis edie
[email protected]This pound cake was a hit with my family! It was moist and flavorful, and the condensed milk gave it a lovely caramel-like flavor. I will definitely be making this again.