This past weekend a friend of ours had a huge party. They asked me to bake. A few restrictions; no nuts, mini bite sized – everything, and keep it simple. No problem. I made lemon squares, gooey, fudgy brownies, whole wheat-oat chocolate chunk cookies, and a vanilla bean cupcake with dulce de leche butter cream.
About a week before the party I started collecting provisions. My first stop was Surfas. I have talked about Surfas in the past and I am always overjoyed to have an excuse to shop there. After collecting most of what I needed, I simply could not find the dulce de leche. They were out of it. I knew I could make my own, but sometimes, when baking for a crowd, I do look for shortcuts. No problem, I said to myself, I will just make it. How hard could it be? I soon found out, not hard at all.
Dulce de Leche
Instructions
The Urban Baker / SusanSalzman.com
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I could eat this by the spoonful!
That was quite the lineup you baked up. And you’re right – there is no need to buy dulce de leche when it is so easy (and cheaper) to make at home.
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Oh super cool, thanks for sharing…I’ll make a ton
I love dulce leche! Your cupcakes are so pretty and tempting.Cheers,Rosa
That is gorgeous! And looks delicious. What a beautiful recipe!God bless-Amanda
I bet it tastes much better than a store bought one 🙂
I loovve dulce de leche and it’S so simple to make it!
Making dolce de leche is one of my favorite things!
Wow. I can’t believe how simple this recipe is. I love the nonchalance of your comment about homemade caramel lining your fridge 🙂 You make it sound so easy! Thanks!
I’m really glad you posted this. I’ve been wanting to try this and got over whelmed with several different recipes that I didn’t feel confident about their process. You are very clear and I’ll definitely follow this one, can’t wait.
I’m really glad you posted this. I’ve been wanting to try this and got over whelmed with several different recipes that I didn’t feel confident about their process. You are very clear and I’ll definitely follow this one, can’t wait.
I’m a brave girl and use a pressure cooker to make dulce de leche. :DIsn’t it just delicious, Susan? And those cupcakes are to die for!
I bet this would make a great gift for the holidays! How long do you think it’d keep unrefrigerated? Can it be a ‘refrigerate after opening’ sauce? Just thinking about transporting… Thanks for sharing this recipe!
I think this will last forever. I wouldn’t worry about transporting. Maybe just put in a cool pack or something along those
lines. You are right, this would make a great gift!!
How can i became de Dulce de leche in Buttercream?…I Love Dulce de leche!!
where are the cupcake wrappers from?
Hi Marissa – I get all of my paper cups here: http://is.gd/rsCvbT Good luck!
I dont have a typical dutch oven. Can I put this in my stainless steel cuisinart 5qt. pot..it does also have a cover. Thanks for your recipe and help!!
Sorry for the late reply, but the answer is YES! I hope you made it and it was successful!
Help, last minute project for school. I’m confused because the dulce pic at the top is not the frosting on the cupcakes in the pic at the bottom.
Hi Allison – if you click on “dulce de leche buttercream” in the first paragraph, you will be directed to the buttercream recipe. I hope this helps and please feel free to reach out again, if you should have more q’s! Good luck with the project!