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PEACH & DULCE DE LECHE CAKE WITH MERINGUES & CREAM

Extracted from: The Roasting Tin Around the World – Global One Dish Dinners by Rukmini Iyer (Square Peg) £16.99 HBK Photography by David Loftus

Rukmini says: “In Uruguay, the original version of this cake is known as chajá – layers of light, fluffy sponge soaked in peach syrup, whipped cream, dulce de leche, peach slices and crumbled meringue.

My version incorporates the dulce de leche and fresh peaches into an olive oil cake – serve it warm out of the oven, with crème fraiche or lightly whipped cream alongside”

PEACH & DULCE DE LECHE CAKE WITH MERINGUES & CREAM

PREPERATION TIME:
15 MINUTES
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COOKING TIME:
25 MINUTES
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SERVES: 8

INGREDIENTS:

•​​ 225g olive oil
•​​ 225g dulce de leche (you can use tinned Nestlé caramel, sold next to the condensed milk)
•​​ 50g caster sugar
•​​ 4 free-range eggs
•​​ 225g self-raising flour
•​​ 1 teaspoon baking powder
•​​ 3 under- to just-ripe peaches, thinly sliced
To serve:
•​​ 175g dulce de leche (this is the remaining caramel in the tin)
•​​ A handful of crushed shop-bought meringues
•​​ Crème fraîche or lightly whipped cream

1
Preheat the oven to 160°C fan/180°C/gas 4.
2
In a food processor or by hand, mix the olive oil and dulce de leche together with the sugar until well combined, then beat in the eggs, one at a time.
3
Fold in the flour and baking powder, then pour into a 26cm by 20cm roasting tin or cake dish.
4
Arrange the sliced peaches over the batter, then transfer to the oven and bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
5
Let the cake cool in the tin for 10 minutes.
6
Melt the remaining dulce de leche in a pan until smooth and pourable, then drizzle this over the warm cake. Scatter with a handful of crushed meringues, then serve with crème fraîche or lightly whipped cream alongside.
Notes:
As this cake contains fresh fruit, if you are not eating it on the day you make it, store it in the fridge. I like to warm it up slice by slice in the microwave – 30 seconds on high.

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