Preheat your oven to 350F/180C. Mix together the dry ingredients, whisk them well and then set it aside. In a saucepan over low heat, caramelize the sugar until it turns dark, golden brown.
Slowly and carefully pour the hot water into the caramel. Then stir it until the caramel dissolves into the water and becomes a thin syrup. Remove it from the heat and set it aside to let it cool completely. In a separate bowl, lightly beat the eggs (do not over whip the eggs) then add in the condensed milk, dulce de Leche and 1 tsp of vanilla extract. Then mix gently.
Then add in the dry ingredients and melted butter and continue to mix it well.
Lastly, add in the caramel syrup and mix it well. If the batter looks clumpy, you can pass it through a sieve to remove the clumps. Pour the batter over a cake pan with a strainer. Bake it for about 50 minutes to 1 hour or check if its ready by using the toothpick method.
Remove cake from the oven and allow it to cool to room temperature. Cut the cake and see the tunnels of the Ant hill. Enjoy!
