Prestigio cake is one of the well-known and loved Brazilian cake. Never fails to impress. It’s based on a chocolate bar by the name of Prestigio, the equivalent bar of chocolate in the UK is Bounty.
Prestigio Cake |
the chocolate bars |
Prestigio – coconut & chocolate bar |
Prestigio – Chocolate and coconut cake recipe
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
3 tablespoons of chocolate
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons margarine
1 tablespoon baking powder
Filling:
1 / 2 can of condensed milk
1 large package of desiccated coconut
2 cups milk
Topping:
1 / 2 can of condensed milk
1 / 2 tablet in margarine
2 tablespoons of chocolate
Decoration:
200 g of powder or chocolate shavings
1. Whisk the egg yolks and sifted sugar with the margarine till it turns pale.
2. Add the milk gradually, alternating with the chocolate with the sifted flour and baking powder, lastly the whites mixing slowly without beating it.
3. Bake in pre-heated oven on greased and floured baking tray for about 30 mins.
Filling: in a pan add all ingredients (1 / 2 can of condensed milk,1 large package of desiccated coconut,
2 cups milk) bring them to boil stirring until it thickens. Do not leave unattended.
Topping: in a pan cooked all ingredients (1 / 2 can of condensed milk, 1 / 2 tablet in margarine
2 tablespoons of chocolate) cook all mixing non-stop until it thickens – you can see the bottom of the pan when you stir with a wooden spoon. Do not leave unattended.
Method: Once cool, cut the cake in half, fill it with the coconut mixture, place the other half of the cake on top and cover the whole cake with the chocolate topping.
Decoration:
Options- decorated with whole cherries over the chocolate shavings or just granulated chocolate.
I have fond memories of this cake from when I lived in Brazil. Yours looks every bit as good as I remember. I have a sweet treat linky party going on at my blog and I'd love it if you'd come by and link your cake up. http://sweet-as-sugar-cookies.blogspot.com/2011/07/sweets-for-saturday-25.html
Wow, this cake looks intense! Love how the condensed milk makes it into both the filling and topping!
Hi, just found your recipe, over the moon as want to surprise my Brazilian friend. Can you tell me how many grams the large package of coconut weighs please? Thanks