Comments on: Chocolate Dulce de Leche Cake

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 06:13:30 +0000

In reply to Karen. Hi Karen! I think it will probably be fine. Usually cakes will start to dry out if refrigerate for longer than 3 days, but I think if you make it on Sunday it will be totally fine on Tuesday. Be sure to serve it at room temperature.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:12:18 +0000

Liv – I am excited to bake this delicious cake for my son and daughter-in-law who are coming to visit next week ahead of Thanksgiving.
I have made a number of your cakes using your recipes and they always come out looking beautiful and tasting increditble. I appreciate all the instructions, warnings and suggestions you share.

QUestion: Can I make the cake over the weekend and serve it on Tuesday? Will it stay well in the refrigerator for a few days??

Thanks

By: Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:32:30 +0000

In reply to Madalyn Wren. Thanks so much for the wonderful feedback, Madalyn!

By: Madalyn Wren

Madalyn Wren — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 04:40:51 +0000

This recipe was way better than anticipated!
I layered the cake in three 9in cake pans and used some extra dulce de leche to make a caramel to drizzle over the top.
I took another user’s suggestion of only 1/2 cup of butter in the Buttercream, but followed the rest of the recipe correctly.
Even my younger brother thought it was delicious.
10/10 | This was the best chocolate cake recipe I have found online, and this was far from the first I’ve attempted.

By: Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:37:00 +0000

In reply to Kate. Hi Kate! For three 8" pans I would double the recipe. So glad you love it!

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:42:15 +0000

This is my son’s favourite cake. I find six inch small for the amount of people eating it. I’d like to make this in an eight or nine inch baking pan. Could you please tell me how I would I adjust the time for those sizes?

By: Olivia

Olivia — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:23:36 +0000

In reply to Sam. Thank you Sam! I'm so glad you like it :)

By: Sam

Sam — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 06:11:01 +0000

Fantastic! Have made this several times now – it has become my go to birthday cake.

By: Olivia

Olivia — Tue, 21 May 2024 16:30:43 +0000

In reply to Sally.

Hi Sally! Swiss meringue buttercream it not for everyone. Especially if you’re used to something like an American buttercream it can taste very buttery. That being said, it should not taste like you’re eating straight up butter and if you found it too buttery using only 1/2 cup I wonder if something went wrong along the way. I have a detailed tutorial for it here with tips and troubleshooting:https://livforcake.com/swiss-meringue-buttercream-recipe/

By: Sally

Sally — Mon, 20 May 2024 22:13:19 +0000

The cake was delicious! Thank you. However the icing called for too much butter. I ended up using 1/2 cup of butter instead of the 1.5cups and found the icing too buttery. In future, I will not add any butter and enjoy the meringue icing as is.