Portuguese Sweet Potato & Coconut Cake


Ingredients
1 lb of sweet potato puree3 medium eggs5 tablespoons of softened butter1 and 1/4 cups of flour1 and 1/4 cups of sugar3/4 cup of coconut milk3/4 cup of grated coconut1 tablespoon of vanilla extract1 tablespoon of baking powder
Preparation
  1. In a blender, beat the egg yolks, butter, sugar and coconut milk until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
  2. Pour this mixture into a large bowl, add the vanilla extract, sweet potato puree, grated coconut, flour and stir with a wire whisk until well mixed.
  3. Beat the egg whites and gently add to the batter.
  4. Finally, add the baking powder and mix well. 
  5. Grease a cake form and sprinkle with flour, pour the batter into it and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C or 350°C for about 40 minutes or until goden brown.
  6. Remove the cake from the oven, let it cool and unmold.
Recipe & Photo Credit: omelhorrestaurantedomundo.com *
Preparation time 15 min
Cooking Time 40 min
Ready In 55 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings8