The alfajor cake is a delicious option for those who enjoy sweet desserts. It is composed of fine crispy layers joined with manjar, and decorated with more manjar, crumbled dough, and walnuts, either whole or ground.
It has its roots in Chilean cuisine, where it merges the traditional alfajor recipe with cake-making techniques.
It is a dessert that reflects the passion of Chilean culinary culture for bold and comforting flavors.
Alfajor Cake
Ingredients
2 Eggs
8 Egg yolks
1 cup of Orange juice
50 grams of Butter
2 cups of Sifted flour
½ cup of Pisco or distilled water
⅓ teaspoon of Imperial baking powder
2 Cans of condensed milk turned into manjar
Peeled and chopped walnuts
Preparation
Step 1 : Prepare an elastic dough that doesn't stick to your hands, knead until it sounds, let it rest covered (with a cloth) for 30 minutes.
Step 2 : Divide into pieces and roll out like a sheet of paper, cut out disks.
Step 3 : Prick with a fork, place on a clean baking sheet for 5 minutes. Then, turn it over without letting the sheet brown in the oven.
Step 4 : Fill with manjar; at the end, decorate with crumbles of the same dough and manjar, as well as walnuts.
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