Medium
Costa Rican
Torta Chilena
Chilean-Style Layer Cake
160
Total Minutes
12
Servings
Vegetarian
Gluten-Free
Keto
Cooking Times
70 min
Prep Time
90 min
Cook Time
160 min
Total Time
Ingredients (11 items)
3.00 cups
All-purpose flour
sifted
2.00 tsp
Baking powder
0.50 tsp
Salt
1.00 cup
Butter
softened
1.50 cups
Sugar
4.00 large
Eggs
room temperature
2.00 tsp
Vanilla extract
1.00 cup
Milk
room temperature
2.00 cups
Dulce de leche
for filling
1.00 cup
Powdered sugar
for dusting
1.00 cup
Walnuts
chopped, for garnish
Instructions (14 steps)
1
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2
Grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans.
3
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
4
Cream butter and sugar until light.
5 minutes
5
Beat in eggs one at a time.
6
Add vanilla extract.
7
Alternate adding flour mix and milk.
8
Divide batter between pans.
9
Bake until golden.
25 minutes
10
Cool in pans for 10 minutes.
10 minutes
11
Remove from pans and cool completely.
30 minutes
12
Spread dulce de leche between layers.
13
Dust top with powdered sugar.
14
Garnish with chopped walnuts.