Brazil, Moist Coconut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 eggs
    3/4 cup sweetened condensed milk
    6 ounces unsalted butter, melted and cooled
    8 1/2 ounces plain flour
    1 tablespoon baking powder
    To drizzle over the cake
    1 cup coconut milk
    1/4 cup sugar
Preparation
    Preheat the oven to 325 F fan assisted. Butter and dust with flour a 9\" or 10\" cake pan.
    Beat the eggs for 5 minutes until they double in volume. Then add the condensed milk, the melted butter, the sifted flour and baking powder. Mix gently with a spatula until the mixture is even, without any lumps. (Or use your Kitchenaid, doubling the egg volume first) Pour the mixture into the cake pan and bake for 30-35 minutes.
    As soon as it comes out of the oven, make tiny holes all over the dense cake using a fork and pour the mixture of coconut milk and sugar evenly over it.
    Let it cool in its pan for about 5 min, then transfer it to a rack. Sprinkle it with grated coconut before serving. Fresh grated coconut is preferable, but you can use dried. Let the cake sit a few hours in the refrigerator after it cools.
    *note: if you use some sweetened coconut milk or cream, your result will be sweeter.

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