I kept seeing recipes for cakes/cookies/brownies with dulce de leche, a thick caramel sauce that tastes like heaven. Often these recipes would suggest buying the dulce de leche at a deli. Problem was, when I did eventually track down the dulce de leche it was super expensive. Quite honestly, the price was unjustifiable. So I did some research and blamo – I found you could make dulce de leche easily from scratch at home.
All you need to make your own dulce de leche in a slow cooker is a tin of sweetened condensed milk. Simply place the unopened tin in a slow cooker, fill slow cooker with water, ensuring the tin is completely submerged, and cook on low for eight hours. You may need to top the water up a few times. Remove from water with tongs (it will be super hot) and allow to cook for a few hours before opening. Once opened place in sealed container in the fridge.
I knew this easy dulce de leche from scratch would team wonderfully with a chocolate cake so I created this recipe. I used a bundt tin but you could use a ring tin if you prefer.
Cream de cacao is a chocolate flavouered liqueur. It adds a richness and depth that I think adds wonderfully to the cake and dulce de leche. Don’t rush out to buy a bottle if you don’t have any – feel free to swap for rum or whiskey or Baileys.
Warning – you will not be able to stop at one slice of this easy yet delicious cake…
GATHER:
225 grams unsalted butter, diced
1/3 cup cocoa powder
3 tablespoons cream de cacao
1 cup water
2 cups self-raising flour
3/4 cups caster sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
LET’S GET TO IT:
In a medium sized saucepan place butter, cocoa powder, cream de cacao and water. Stir together over a low heat until just melted and combined.
Set aside for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile preheat oven to 180C and thoroughly grease a bundt tin with non-stick spray.
In bowl of electric mixer on low speed beat together sugar and flour, then tip in the melted mixture and beat until combined.
Add the eggs, one at a time then beat in the yogurt.
Scrape into the tin and bake foe 40 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to sit for 20 minutes before unmoulding onto a wire rack to cool.
When completely cold cut the cake in half horizontally then spread with the cold dulce de leche.
the hungry mum 
Hoo ha Mrs H! That dulche leche recipe is super tops and I will be giving it a whirl. (I knew there was a reason apart from my basic laziness that I hadn’t put my slow cooker away yet.) This boozy cake would be a super Chrissy showstopper.
I love my slow cooker and I am the same – it sits on the bench for most of the year coz I can’t be bothered fighting for cupboard space 🙂
I meant dulche de leche… He he. x
Oh my, all I want to do now is slowly cook a can of condensed milk. I love the stuff.
I suggest you make some tonight – you won’t regret it!
Sadly I’m in Melbourne and going out to dinner 😃😋
oh, you lucky thing!
Without the h in the dulce!! Argh….
😉
Forget the cake, I’ll just have the caramelized condensed milk.
yeah, that stuff is fairly addictive 🙂
mmm how good is dulce de leche! i totally just want to eat it straight from the can!
I often do just that 😉
Sound great– another way of making dulce de leche is to empty the can into a shallow baking dish and cook it slowly in the oven for a few hours. Less trouble since you don’t have to monitor the water level to prevent explosions!
Good to know – thanks!
It looks great, it must taste like heaven!
Um yes please!
You got my attention with dulce de leche!
How great is dulce de leche?! Love it.
You had me at “boozy.” 😉 Ha ha, it looks lovely!
This. Sounds. Amazing. 😊
Yes it is expensive. Did you know that you can also make it in a baking dish? I’m forgetful so that helps me in case I ever let the pot run dry 😛
Oooh, I didn’t know that. I love my slow cooker so that’s always my default cooking gadget!
What a delicious looking bundt cake! I love that you have added a filling too.
Thanks so much for sharing,
Julie
Gourmet Getaways
Thanks! It tastes incredible – all the yum 🙂
I never knew you could make Dulce de leche so easily!! Thank you so much for sharing
I know! Is such a well-kept secret! But let’s get the world making this amazing sauce 🙂
I’ve read so much about the dulce de leche… hoping to make it from scratch soon so that I can bake this cake!
Chocolate cake is already delicious. Add the creme de cacao & dulce de leche, triple yum! I have s friend who is columbian. When he makes his dulche, he does a particularly unusual final step. He stirs a freshly cut spring onion through it, to release some savoury notes & soften the sweetness. True story!!! 🙂
say whaaaat?! Spring onion?! No way! Am curious to know how that would taste! Glad you’re back in the blogging realm – we missed you!
It’s crazy I know!?! Try googling dulce de leche & green onion… 😉
Might just do that x
Love the pairing of dulce de leche with chocolate. I would love to … oh, who am I kidding? When I saw “boozy” in the title, I pinned the recipe without going further. The holidays are on the horizon. Boozy cakes will be in demand. Thanks for sharing.
best.comment.ever 🙂 I do love me a boozy cake – helps me justify the amount I spend on alcohol. Cheers!
What a fabulous looking cake! Dulce de leche + booze= Cold weather perfection 😀
Thanks! It is actually scorching here in Australia but it is too never hot for boozy cake 😉
These flavours are mind blowing individually and it’s so clever of you to combine them in this fabulous cake. And it’s boozy too…Yay!
Awww, ta 🙂 I reckon this is one of the best cakes I have ever made – it is taste sensation!
Your cake sounds and looks wonderful! Never made dulce de leche but love the flavor in desserts. Chocolate + dulce de leche + booze = 🙂
Beautiful bundt cake, and I have never made dulce de leche at home, this looks quite doable 🙂
Cream de cacao. There’s a blast from the past. I’ll have to buy a bottle.