Pastel de Dulce de Leche
Dulce de Leche Coffee Cake
Recipe Yield
12 servings
Cooking time
45 minutes
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Ingredients
Cake:
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1¼ teaspoons baking powder
- 1¼ teaspoons baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 Eggland’s Best eggs
- 1¼ cups sour cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter plus more for greasing the pan
- 1¼ cup granulated sugar
Crumble and topping:
- ¾ cup finely chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons ground canela or true cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup cajeta or dulce de leche
To Prepare
- Preheat oven to 350°F with a rack in the middle.
To make the cake batter:
- In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, crack the eggs and mix them with the sour cream and the vanilla.
- In a stand mixer, beat the butter at medium speed for a couple minutes until completely softened. Reduce speed to low and incorporate the sugar, continue beating until incorporated and smooth. Then alternating, add the dry ingredients and the egg mixture and beat until fully incorporated. Set aside.
To make the crumble:
- In a small bowl, combine the pecans, cinnamon, flour and sugar.
To assemble the coffee cake:
- Butter the bottom and sides of a 9x9” pan and cover the bottom with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides of the pan. Pour about half the batter and gently spread to even it out. Sprinkle about half the crumble over it. Add the remaining batter, gently spreading it without pressing. Top with the remaining crumble, reserving a tablespoon for a last addition.
- Bake for 40 minutes, until the top is golden. Remove from the oven, drizzle the cajeta or dulce de leche all over the top and sprinkle the remaining tablespoon of crumble on top.
- Place back in the oven for another 5 to 8 minutes, until a wooden toothpick inserted in the middle comes out barely moist, but not wet, and the top has darkened a bit more. Remove from the oven and let cool.
- Once cool, run a dinner knife all over the sides of the cake and lift to transfer to a platter.
Comments
18comments inPastel de Dulce de Leche
Janie O
Sep 27
Looks delicious. I’m excited to make it
Pati Jinich
Sep 28
Enjoy it Janie!
ROSS
Sep 27
I love Patti’s recipes and food but more importantly, she ia a beautiful lady with an incredibly winsome smile and attitude…..5 stars PLUS
Pati Jinich
Sep 28
Aw, thanks for the great review Ross 😉
Pamella Zimmerman
Sep 27
We don’t have creme de leche in North Dakota. Is it ok to use our Philadelphia cream cheese??
Pati Jinich
Sep 28
Do you mean you don’t have sour cream? They sell it everywhere 🙂
Susan
Sep 21
Easy to bake and oh so delicious!!!
Pati Jinich
Sep 28
So happy to hear, thanks Susan!
Christian
Sep 15
The easy instructions to make those Dulce de Leche 🙏! Thank 👋
Pati Jinich
Sep 28
My pleasure Christian!
Chris
Sep 15
Thank Mrs. Pati, for all your recipes 🙏! I love all of them ! 🙏.Chris 👋
Pati Jinich
Sep 28
So happy to hear, gracias!
Linda
Sep 14
Pati, this is nearly like my Gram’s recipe. She lived in Hermosillo til my mom was 7 and moved to L.A. When we were young, she used to make this lovely cake every Sunday for breakfast. We all loved it. I was sad when she died, cuz I didn’t have this beloved recipe–til I read yours and made it. Bingo! It’s a delicate, delicious, and warmly wonderful reminder of what we all missed so long ago. Thank you so much for this beautiful, tasty reminder of her and of a simply good cake.
Pati Jinich
Sep 28
Aw Linda, thanks for sharing this story, so sweet!
Jeff Williams
Sep 12
I look forward to watching season 14 of Pati’s Mexican Table. I enjoy watching all the episodes from previous seasons. The recipes look delicious and are worth sharing with my friends and family.
Pati Jinich
Sep 28
So happy to hear Jeff. We premiered this past Friday and from now on, every Friday there will be a new episode from Season 14!
Jeff Williams
Sep 12
I had a similar version of this in the USA. Sour Cream Coffee Cake is what it was. It tasted delicious!
Pati Jinich
Sep 28
Yay!