Peanut cake, three recipes
Three Brazilian cakes: a peanut-based biscuit filled with a butter and coffee cream, a milk and cocoa cake, and a rustic cake made with molasses and corn …
Here is a classic almond cake recipe, adapted for optimal results.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time45 min
- Cook time30 min
- Resting15 min
- Total1 hr 30 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostPricey
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$66.31 $8.29 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
Coffee-flavored filled biscuit
- $1.80
- $0.29
- $1.26
- $0.13
- $0.69
- $1.05
Chocolate cake
- $1.20
- $0.39
- $0.28
- $0.13
- $0.50
- $0.10
- $1.26
- $1.20
Molasses cake
- $48.06
- $5.05
- $0.80
- $0.80
- $0.50
- $0.02
- $0.80
Prices from US supermarkets for 18 of 21 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
Coffee-flavored filled biscuit
- Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then add the yolks and sugar, beating until combined. ≈ 10 min
- Mix the peanuts and breadcrumbs together without beating, then pour into a greased baking dish and bake in a preheated oven at medium temperature. ≈ 3 min
- For the cream, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then add the egg yolks, followed by the coffee. ≈ 4 min
- Cut the cooled cake into several layers, fill them with cream, cover with the remaining cake, and sprinkle with reserved peanuts on top and around the edges.
Chocolate cake
- Defeat sugar with butter and egg yolks. ≈ 4 min
- Add the milk, flour, peanuts, cocoa, baking powder, and finally the whipped egg whites. ≈ 3 min
- Pour une cuisson, grease a baking dish and bake in a preheated oven. ≈ 3 min
Molasses cake
- Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks, then add the yolks and molasses, beating until combined. ≈ 10 min
- Add the remaining ingredients, and the baking soda last. ≈ 3 min
- Pour une cuisson, grease a baking dish and bake in a preheated oven. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Peanut cake, three recipes
- 4 to 5 eggs$1.80
- 1.5 cups of sugar$0.29
- 250 g of roasted peanuts, ground (reserve some whole peanuts for decoration)$1.26
- 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs$0.13
- butter for the mold$0.69
- Cream: 125g sugar, 2 egg yolks, 125g butter, 1 small cup of very strong coffee$1.05
- 3 cups of flour$1.20
- 2 cups of sugar$0.39
- 2 tablespoons of butter$0.28
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder$0.13
- 2 cups of milk$0.50
- 1/2 cup of sweetened cocoa powder$0.10
- 1 cup of peanuts$1.26
- 3 eggs$1.20
- 1 liter of cane molasses (molasses, melted)$48.06
- 1 cup of roasted and ground peanuts$5.05
- 1/2 cup of corn flour$0.80
- 1/2 liter of wheat flour$0.80
- 1/2 liter of milk$0.50
- 1/2 tablespoon of baking soda$0.02
- 2 eggs$0.80
Total$66.31
that's $8.29 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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