Amandie Bakes

This cake, the recipe says, is a love letter to Argentina.  It is based off of the country's national cookie (the alfajor): a shortbread-like sandwich cookie filled with dulce de leche--and sometimes dipped in chocolate or covered in meringue.   I'm lucky enough to have eaten a REAL Argentine alfajor. My pastor and his family lived there for years, and order alfajores at Christmastime. It was delicious, and even more special because I know they are like gold to the people who shared it.  There were several great choices for this month's Cake Slice Bake. Check out the links at the end of the post to see what the other lovely bakers chose! I chose this cake because I'm a glutton for punishment always up for a challenge! I kid...mostly.  Like any good love letter, this cake takes a bit of effort. It has cookie-like sponge layers, homemade dulce de leche, a dulce de leche Swiss meringue buttercream, and is topped with a dark chocolate ganache. And it's made with a vani