Need some advice. I found Dulce de Leche in the can today. I've looked for months at every store and finally found it at Walmart about an hour away. Of course, I had to open it immediately! It's really thick - does anyone mix it with something to use as a filling - and how much should I use between the layers? It's taste is definitely stronger than my homemade caramel.
Doing a choc/caramel cake this weekend for my crash test 'dummies'....was hoping to get it right the first time!
I usually make a filling with dulce de leche & coolwhip (I suppose you could use whipping cream instead of coolwhip if you prefer)
However for my daughter's 4th chocolate b-day cake I mixed dulce de leche with coolwhip & about a 1/4 cup of vanilla pudding.... Everyone loved it & is now the filling I'm always asked to do...
Hi everyone, I'm a brand new poster. I can't seem to get off of this site and actually get some housecleaning done! 
My 8 year old daughter hates the taste of cake. (Go figure) So the last two years, I have made her cheesecakes. This year, she requested a dulce de leche cheesecake. I couldn't find the sauce in the can so I boiled the condensed milk and added to the cheesecake. It was a big, big hit. I would love to know if the dulce de leche that you have tastes any different than the "boiled" condensed milk version. Good luck and enjoy
Christie
Hi everyone, I'm a brand new poster. I can't seem to get off of this site and actually get some housecleaning done!
My 8 year old daughter hates the taste of cake. (Go figure) So the last two years, I have made her cheesecakes. This year, she requested a dulce de leche cheesecake. I couldn't find the sauce in the can so I boiled the condensed milk and added to the cheesecake. It was a big, big hit. I would love to know if the dulce de leche that you have tastes any different than the "boiled" condensed milk version. Good luck and enjoyChristie
Hi Christie and welcome to CC!!!!!! I have never eaten the store bought one only the homemade. It is so easy to make the homemade one that for me, I figure anything homemade taste better than storebought or premixed.
Regards,
Naty
It tasted better than the boiled milk because I burned mine trying to boil it quickly! Nasty nasty nasty!
Actually, I mixed it a little different than jovi girl. I used the entire can and added about 1/2 cup cool whip. I liked the consistency but it had completely lost it's stickiness - which I need for my layer cakes (choc/caramel is usually 15 layers, alternating choc/caramel filling)....after about an hour, I could move the cake without it 'giggling'. I will probably try the cream next.
As for making this into buttercream - I tried adding some to my b/c today. I was not impressed. It wasn't horrible, but not what I was looking for. If anyone has a recipe - I'm interested.
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