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Banana Thousand Layers Cake

May 1, 2020 by Pilar Hernandez

Versión en español

Pompadour Chilean CakeThis Banana thousand layers cake is famous in my hometown: Rancagua. It was everyone’s favorite, always present at any celebration.

It’s a modification of the traditional Chilean one thousand layers with the addition of whipped cream and a flavor, most of the time, it was banana, but you could order it with an almond flavor. It’s a great cake, and I made it for my birthday!

Cake plate by Akira Satake.

Recipe originally published in August 2011.

Banana Thousand Layer Cake

You may also like the recipe: Chilean Mil Hojas Cake.

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Banana thousand layers cake

  • Author: Pilar Hernandez
  • Prep Time: 2 hours
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 hours, 30 minutes
  • Yield: 12
  • Category: Sweets
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: Chilean
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Description

A traditional Chilean cake, very popular in my hometown Rancagua.


Ingredients

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For the dough,

  • 8 egg yolks
  • 50 grams soft unsalted butter (if using salted, not add more salt)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • Pinch of salt
  • 4–5 tablespoon of room temperature water

for the filling,

  • 500 grams of dulce de leche, such as La Lechera canned
  • 2 cups whipping or heavy cream, cold
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • banana, almond or vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Mix flour and salt. Using the paddle attachment, add butter and beat until incorporated into the flour on the KitchenAid mixer.
    Butter and flour
    Dough
  2. Add one egg yolk at a time, continuously mixing at a low velocity. Add the water one tablespoon at a time, continue mixing until a dough forms. Switch to the hook and knead for 5 minutes.
    egg on dough getting the dough dough in formation
  3. Form a ball with the dough, wrap it in plastic film, and stand for at least 1/2 hour in the refrigerator.
    Dough for cake
  4. Preheat oven to 180C or 350F.
  5. Divide dough into 12 equal pieces, flour your cookie pan, and roll the dough until very thin. Cut using a plate about 20 cm (8′) in diameter. Repeat with the other pieces. Bake and make crumbs with the remaining dough.
    Split dough cutting the dough
  6. Bake on the cookie sheet one by one, 5 – 7 minutes each, until they are just beginning to brown, remove and cool on wire rack.
    baked layers
  7. For the filling, whip the heavy cream until it forms soft waves, add the sugar, beating until sugar dissolves and stiff peaks form.
  8. Add the banana or vanilla extract (I used two teaspoons) and stir to incorporate, test, and adjust the flavor and sweetness to taste.
    Layers and crumbs
  9. Top the first layer with dulce de leche, continue alternating thin layers with whipped cream, gently pressing each layer to build a cake.

    Anchor Dulce de leche Filling of the cake Dulce de leche spread Cream filling Spread cream Filled Pompadour cake

  10. Top with whipped cream, decorate with crumbs.
    Cake covered on cream
  11. Leave the cake in the refrigerator overnight. Serve cold the next day.
    Chilean Pompadour Cake Banana Thousand Layer Cake

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  1. Annie

    November 4, 2019 at 2:55 pm

    My husband is from Rancagua and for him, it’s not truly his birthday without this cake. This year I made it for him for the first time thanks to your blog! He said that it is as delicious as he remembers. Thank-you for your blog. This success makes me feel excited to try my hand at more of your recipes.

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    • Pilar Hernandez

      November 5, 2019 at 1:14 pm

      He is right!!! We all feel that way, after growing up in Rancagua. Congrats on the successful cake. And welcome to the blog.

      Reply
  2. Jocelyn

    June 20, 2020 at 4:15 pm

    Fantastic recipe! My husband is Chilean and this is the favorite cake. We first tried it a few years ago because we have many friends from Rancagua and one year I even had a friend bring one back to Santiago for him. Thank you for creating this easy-to-follow recipe that tastes just like the real thing. I will be trying more of your recipes in the future.

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    • Pilar Hernandez

      June 21, 2020 at 1:42 pm

      Wonderful. Thanks for commenting.

      Reply
  3. Natalia

    September 29, 2020 at 12:25 am

    I grew up in Graneros and my mom makes this cake all the time! its one of our favorites. Not all Chileans know about this cake. I like it way better than the traditional one. Thank you for sharing your recipes, my mom is not about measurements and I was 12 when we moved, so there wasn’t much cooking happening for me at that age. Saludos desde Utah.

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    • Pilar Hernandez

      September 29, 2020 at 12:26 pm

      I’m so glad you found the recipe! I love this cake too.

      Reply

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