Posted on Sunday, June 24, 2018 in Cake Recipes

Portuguese Coconut Cake

This Portuguese coconut cake with milk (bolo de coco e leite ensopado) is easy to make and delicious.
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Portuguese Coconut Cake

Preparation time 15 min
Cooking Time 35 min
Ready In 50 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings8

Ingredients

Cake:6 eggs1 cup of sugar1 and 1/4 cups of flour1/2 cup of margarine1/2 cup of grated coconut1 teaspoon of baking powderSyrup:1 cup of milk1 tablespoon of sugar
Cake:6 eggs1 cup of sugar1 and 1/4 cups of flour1/2 cup of margarine1/2 cup of grated coconut1 teaspoon of baking powderSyrup:1 cup of milk1 tablespoon of sugar
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Preparation

Cake:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC or 350ºF.
  2. Beat the melted butter with the sugar, add the yolks, the flour, the coconut and the baking powder, and finally the egg whites (well beaten) and incorporate well.
  3. Pour the batter into a greased cake form and bake for 35 minutes.
  4. Once cooked, use a fork to prick all over the top of the cake.

Syrop:

  1. Heat the milk and sugar until the sugar melts and it becomes very hot (don't boil).
  2. Pour it over the the top of the cake slowly so it soaks in all the syrop.
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