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Portuguese Sweet Potato and Coconut Cake Recipe

Delicious recipe for Portuguese sweet potato and coconut cake (receita de bolo de batata doce com coco), and it's very easy to make.
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 Portuguese Sweet Potato and Coconut Cake Recipe

Preparation time 15 min
Cooking Time 40 min
Ready In 55 min
Level of DifficultyEasy
Servings8

Ingredients

1 lb of sweet potato puree3 medium eggs5 tablespoons of softened butter1 and 1/4 cups of flour1 and 1/4 cups of sugar3/4 cup of coconut milk3/4 cup of grated coconut1 tablespoon of vanilla extract1 tablespoon of baking powder
1 lb of sweet potato puree3 medium eggs5 tablespoons of softened butter1 and 1/4 cups of flour1 and 1/4 cups of sugar3/4 cup of coconut milk3/4 cup of grated coconut1 tablespoon of vanilla extract1 tablespoon of baking powder
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Preparation

  1. In a blender, beat the egg yolks, butter, sugar and coconut milk until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
  2. Pour this mixture into a large bowl, add the vanilla extract, sweet potato puree, grated coconut, flour and stir with a wire whisk until well mixed.
  3. Beat the egg whites and gently add to the batter.
  4. Finally, add the baking powder and mix well. 
  5. Grease a cake form and sprinkle with flour, pour the batter into it and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C or 350°C for about 40 minutes or until goden brown.
  6. Remove the cake from the oven, let it cool and unmold.

Recipe & Photo Credit: omelhorrestaurantedomundo.com

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