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Bolo do amor, Brazilian coconut cake

Bolo do amor, Brazilian coconut cake

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The Brazilian “cake of love”: a soft, coconut milk-based cake, poked with a fork and then drizzled with warm syrup made from shredded coconut.

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Recipe from Atoj, Rotlimena, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time45 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Resting15 min
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$7.38 $0.92 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people

Cake

  • $1.80
  • $0.77
  • $0.20
  • $0.25
  • $2.39
  • $0.13
  • $0.69

Covering

  • $0.39
  • $0.76

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Separate the eggs, and whisk the whites until stiff peaks form. Set aside. ≈ 10 min
  2. Beat the sugar and margarine together until light and fluffy, then add the egg yolks and beat again. ≈ 4 min
  3. Alternate adding the flour, coconut milk, and milk, then add the yeast, mixing until a smooth dough forms. ≈ 3 min
  4. Fold in the beaten egg whites. ≈ 4 min
  5. Pour: Grease and flour a baking dish, and bake for approximately 25 minutes in a preheated oven at medium temperature (180 °C).
  6. While that’s simmering, bring the sugar and water to a boil until you have a light syrup. Add the coconut and stir for 2 minutes.
  7. Once the cake comes out of the oven, use a fork to poke holes in it and then pour the coconut syrup over it so that it can soak in.

The bill

Bolo do amor, Brazilian coconut cake

  • 4 1/2 cups of flour$1.80
  • 4 cups of sugar$0.77
  • 4 tablespoons of margarine$0.20
  • 1 cup of milk$0.25
  • 6 eggs$2.39
  • 1 tablespoon of baking powder$0.13
  • butter and flour for the mold$0.69
  • 2 cups of sugar$0.39
  • 100 g of shredded coconut$0.76

Total$7.38

that's $0.92 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 4 1/2 cups of flour
  • 4 cups of sugar
  • 4 tablespoons of margarine
  • 1 bottle of coconut milk (200 ml)
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon of baking powder
  • butter and flour for the mold
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 1 cup of water
  • 100 g of shredded coconut

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