Stroopwafel cake, or a Dutch syrup waffle cake – which is a whole mouth full. This quintessentially Dutch cake is a divine combination of moist cake with caramel and, of course, the classic Dutch stroopwafels! It’s incredibly delicious with coffee, as a treat, or just because you can. 😉
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Why this Recipe Works
You’ll find a wide variety of delicious cakes in my cake recipes. With chocolate, nuts, fruit, and even pumpkin! However, this delicious and unique stroopwafel cake was still missing, so it was high time to make it.
What are Stroopwafels?
Stroopwafels, or Dutch syrup waffles, are traditional Dutch sweet treats consisting of two thin, crispy, baked waffle cookies sandwiched together with a caramel-like syrup filling. They’re super sweet, crunchy, chewy and very addictive.
How to Make a Dutch Syrup Waffle Cake
A nice slice of cake, you can definitely wake me up for that. And while a classic cake is of course delicious, I’m also definitely open to a cake with a unique “twist.”
This recipe for stroopwafel cake is surprisingly simple; it takes about ten minutes to get the cake “oven-ready.” Then you can sit back and relax while you wait for your cake to bake, as your kitchen slowly fills with that delicious aroma. Once it’s done, you’ll need to let it cool for a bit, then decorate it with chocolate or caramel and stroopwafels. Sounds simple, right?
Stroopwafel Cake Ingredients
In this cake I use mostly basic cake ingredients with a few add-ins to create that classic stroopwafel flavor and texture.
- Base, the cake is made with flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, butter and eggs with the addition of buttermilk and crème fraîche for an extra moist cake
- Dutch Syrup Waffles, or better known as stroopwafels in the Netherlands. You can buy these in specialty shops or online but the Lidl sells them sometimes as well (pro tip 😉 )
- Caramel, any spreadable caramel you like really. You can make it yourself, buy it or opt for finding bebogeen – a typical Dutch type of caramel
Cake with Caramel
For this cake, I used bebogeen. Bebogeen is a butter-free caramel spread developed during and shortly after World War II by Benninga’s Friesche Margarinefabriek in the North of the Netherlands. Because butter was almost impossible to find at the time, Benninga used sugar beets to make this sweet spread.
What could be better than using it in a super Dutch-inspired cake recipe? It’s obviously a very specific ingredient that may be hard to find outside of the Netherlands, so you can switch it for any caramel (spread) you like!
The Best Dutch Cake
If you have been following me for a while, you may know I am Dutch myself. I’ve been sharing a ton of Dutch recipes, including baking recipes like Dutch breakfastcake (ontbijtkoek). But maybe this stroopwafel cake has become my new favorite. I don’t think I need to give you any more reasons to try this stroopwafel cake. It’s easy to make, moist, sweet, and well… it’s just fabulous. So let’s get started right away!
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Ingredients
- 225 gram unsalted butter
- 200 gram white caster sugar
- 4 eggs (medium)
- 75 gram crème fraîche
- 50 ml buttermilk
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- a pinch of salt
- 275 gram flour
- 200 gram stroopwafels (preferably mini’s)
- 150 gram caramel
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Cake tin (20 cm / 8 inch)
- Parchment paper
INSTRUCTIONS (how to make this recipe):
- Preheat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius / 347 Fahrenheit top and bottom heat.
- Beat the sugar and butter until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time to the batter.
- Then add the crème fraîche, buttermilk, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flour, and mix until you have a smooth batter.
- Cut half of the stroopwafels into small pieces and mix them into the batter.
- Spread the batter into a greased and lined cake pan and bake for about 50–60 minutes until done.
- Check if the cake is done with a skewer. If it comes out dry, the cake is done. Let the cake cool briefly in the pan and then on a wire rack.
- Melt the caramel and pour it evenly over the cake. Arrange the remaining stroopwafels on top of the cake. Enjoy!
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