Bizcocho Dominicano (Dominican Cake with Pineapple and Meringue)
A moist, buttery cake with a fine crumb, filled with pineapple jam and covered in glossy, marshmallowy Italian meringue (suspiro). The cake of every Dominican birthday.
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Ingredients
Nutrition
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Steps
Heat the oven
Heat the oven to 175°C (155°C fan). Grease two 23 cm round cake tins with butter and dust them with flour.
- 1 tbsp butter, for greasing
- 1 tbsp flour, for dusting
✅ Done when: oven is fully preheated and tins are evenly coated with a thin, even layer of flour with no bare spots
Cream the butter
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar for the cake for 6-8 minutes until very pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, then the vanilla and orange zest.
- 250 g butter
- 300 g sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- zest of 1 orange orange zest
✅ Done when: mixture is pale, fluffy, and has roughly doubled in volume
Mix the batter
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Bake
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Make the suspiro (meringue)
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Assemble
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Heat the oven
Heat the oven to 175°C (155°C fan). Grease two 23 cm round cake tins with butter and dust them with flour.
- 1 tbsp butter, for greasing
- 1 tbsp flour, for dusting
✅ Done when: oven is fully preheated and tins are evenly coated with a thin, even layer of flour with no bare spots
Cream the butter
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar for the cake for 6-8 minutes until very pale and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, then the vanilla and orange zest.
- 250 g butter
- 300 g sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- zest of 1 orange orange zest
✅ Done when: mixture is pale, fluffy, and has roughly doubled in volume
Mix the batter
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Bake
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Make the suspiro (meringue)
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Assemble
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The Story Behind the Dish
Bizcocho dominicano is famous for its dense yet moist crumb and its suspiro, a fluffy Italian meringue frosting. Pineapple filling is the classic, though guava and dulce de leche are popular too.
No Dominican birthday, baby shower or wedding is complete without one, usually ordered from a neighbourhood baker.
⭐ Why It's Famous
Buttery cake, tangy pineapple and cloud-like meringue: it's the taste of every Dominican celebration.
💡 Fun Fact
The meringue frosting is called suspiro ('sigh'), because it's as light as a breath.
Santo Domingo
18.49°N, -69.93°W
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