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Bissau-Guinean Bolo de Coco

Name: Bissau-Guinean Bolo de Coco
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Guinea-Bissau
Ingredients: 200g All-purpose flour; 80g Shredded Coconut; 150g Sugar; 3 Egg; 200ml Coconut milk; 60g Butter; 2 tsp Baking Powder

Dessert

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 8

Difficulty ⭐

A homestyle cake baked with plenty of coconut — from Guinea-Bissau.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bolo de coco means 'coconut cake' in Portuguese. In Guinea-Bissau, with its history with Portugal, coconut cakes are baked for celebrations and Sunday tea. It's known for its moist texture and coconut aroma.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Bissau kitchen, a freshly baked square cake is sliced as the sweet scent of coconut spreads.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 8)

All-purpose flour 200g
Shredded Coconut 80g
Sugar 150g
Egg 3
Coconut milk 200ml
Butter 60g
Baking Powder 2 tsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Beat the eggs and sugar until pale and add the melted butter and coconut milk.
Sift in the flour and baking powder, add the coconut, and mix.
Pour into a pan.
Bake at 180°C for 40 minutes, cool, and slice.

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