Peanut cake, three recipes

Peanut cake, three recipes

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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 …

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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

8 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

  1. Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form, then add the yolks and sugar, beating until combined. ≈ 10 min
  2. 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
  3. For the cream, beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then add the egg yolks, followed by the coffee. ≈ 4 min
  4. 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

  1. Defeat sugar with butter and egg yolks. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add the milk, flour, peanuts, cocoa, baking powder, and finally the whipped egg whites. ≈ 3 min
  3. Pour une cuisson, grease a baking dish and bake in a preheated oven. ≈ 3 min

Molasses cake

  1. Whip the egg whites to stiff peaks, then add the yolks and molasses, beating until combined. ≈ 10 min
  2. Add the remaining ingredients, and the baking soda last. ≈ 3 min
  3. 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.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 4 to 5 eggs
  • 1.5 cups of sugar
  • 250 g of roasted peanuts, ground (reserve some whole peanuts for decoration)
  • 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
  • butter for the mold
  • Cream: 125g sugar, 2 egg yolks, 125g butter, 1 small cup of very strong coffee
  • 3 cups of flour
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • 1 tablespoon of baking powder
  • 2 cups of milk
  • 1/2 cup of sweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup of peanuts
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 liter of cane molasses (molasses, melted)
  • 1 cup of roasted and ground peanuts
  • 1/2 cup of corn flour
  • 1/2 liter of wheat flour
  • 1/2 liter of milk
  • 1 ladle of fat
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1/2 tablespoon of baking soda
  • 2 eggs

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