Alfajores Layer Cake
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: South American
 
My favorite cookie - the Alfajores, turns into a cake with layers of flaky cookie dough and Dulce De Leche. What a treat!
Ingredients
  • 2 ½ Cups All Purpose Flour
  • ½ Cup Cornstarch
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • ½ Cup Milk
  • ⅓ Cup Unsalted Butter
  • 2 Eggs
  • ½ Cup Sugar
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 1 Jar of Dulce De Leche
  • Unsweetened/ Sweetened Shredded Coconut
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400f (200C) and prepare a large baking sheet covered with parchment paper.
  2. Place all the ingredients (except for the dulce De Leche) in a mixer bowl and mix all together only until they all combine.
  3. Turn the bowl over onto a floured surface and roll the dough a bit in flour to make it non sticky.
  4. Knead the dough a couple of times on the floured surface to make sure it is not sticky. the dough should be soft.
  5. Divide the dough into 5 equal portions and on a floured surface, roll out each portion into a circle 17cm (6.5 inch) in diameter. You can use a plate by placing it on top of the rolled dough and tracing around it with a sharp knife. If you need to, add some flour to the work surface (ad under the rolled dough if needed) to avoid the dough sticking to your surface.
  6. Move the rolled dough circle onto a parchment paper layered baking sheet and repeat with the other 4 dough portions.
  7. Bake each circle (you can bake them one at a time or a place a couple on the baking sheet at the same time) for about 7-9 minutes.
  8. Let the layers cool completely before moving on.
  9. Place the first layer on your desired cake dish and spread Dulce De Leche on top. Make sure it’s a nice, thick layer.
  10. Cover with another baked layer and repeat with the other 4 layers, finishing with a layer of Dulce De Leche spread on top of the last layer.
  11. Sprinkle with shredded coconut.
  12. To add some shredded coconut to the siding of the cake, simple take some coconut in your hand and and place your hand on the side of the cake. Most of the coconut will stick to it and some will fall off. You can also pick up and use the coconut that fell off.
  13. Store covered and in room temperature. No need to refrigerate.
Recipe by Maya`s Kitchen at https://www.mayaskitchen.info/2014/01/19/alfajores-layer-cake/