Saturday, March 22, 2008

Brazilian Moist Coconut Cake

This is my favorite cake ever.  It's like the Mexican Three Milk Cake, but even better...it has coconut.  I had this cake in Brazil and I've been trying to find it ever since.   Since I couldn't find it, I decided to make it.  BTW, it's really not my Tweety Bandies favorite.  He's not a coconut fan boo hoo.  
Recipe for Brazilian Moist Coconut Cake (Bolo Molhado de Coco):
For the Yellow Cake:
3 Cups Flour
3 Egg Whites
3 Egg Yolks
2 1/2 Cups of Sugar
1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
3/4 Cup Milk
1 Tablespoon of Orange Juice

The filling:
1 Cup Milk
1 Can Coconut Milk
1 Cup Condensed Milk 
1 Cup Flake Coconut

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch pan. Sift together flour and baking powder.
2) Beat the egg whites to soft peaks, then continue beating while slowly adding the sugar until stiff peaks have formed. Fold in egg yolks until evenly mixed, then fold in the flour mixture alternately with milk and the orange juice. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
3) Bake cake in preheated oven until the top has turned golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
4) When the cake is done, remove from the oven, and use a fork to poke all over the top of the cake.  In a small bowl, stir together the milk, coconut milk, and sweetened condensed milk. Evenly pour the milk mixture over the cake, then sprinkle with coconut flakes. Chill cake in the refrigerator until cold, about 3 hours.


1 comment:

bob said...

ill admit i wasnt a big fan of this desserty but other people liked it a lot. and even chanzie says she loved it and she never ego pumps her own cooking... um except for having a self referential blog about herself and her cooking.

um yeah, so i recommend making this cake for people unlike myself aka people with taste buds developed past age 12.

enjoy!