Coconut Cuca

Easy to make and with an irresistible flavor, this coconut cuca recipe will win you over!

Coconut Cuca

Recipe by Caion Alves
Servings

12

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

35

minutes

Cuca de coco is a different and delicious version of the traditional dessert that conquered Brazil!

Ingredients

  • Dough
  • 1 egg

  • 1/2 cup (tea) of milk

  • 1/2 cup (tea) of sugar

  • 1 cup wheat flour (tea)

  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine

  • 1 tablespoon chemical baking powder

  • Topping
  • 200 grams of grated coconut

  • 200 grams of condensed milk

  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine

Directions

  • Start with the dough. 
    Add the egg, sugar and butter or margarine, milk, wheat flour, baking powder and mix very well until homogenized.
  • Transfer the dough to a small, greased and floured cake tin and set aside. 
    In a separate container, mix the grated coconut, condensed milk and 1 tablespoon of butter or margarine very well.
  • Distribute the topping ingredients over the dough and bake the cuca for approximately 35 minutes in a preheated oven at 180º₢.
  • Remove the coconut cuca from the oven and wait to cool until it’s lukewarm. 
    Unmold by running a knife along the sides of the mold, pour condensed milk on top and the coconut cuca is ready to be served.


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