Brazil, Moist Coconut Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325 f fan assisted. butter and dust with flour a 9" or 10" cake pan.
• 2 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.
• 3 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.
• 4 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.
• 5 *note: if you use some sweetened coconut milk or cream, your result will be sweeter.