Mozambican Coconut Sweet
A dense, moist coconut cake made with coconut milk and freshly grated coconut.
The available evidence documents a Mozambican bolo de coco: a simple, dense cake made with coconut milk and grated coconut. This version keeps that cake style for the dessert named here, without presenting it as a different kind of coconut candy.
Ingredient allergens
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Method
- 01
Prepare the pan
Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease a round cake pan with a little of the measured oil.
Temperature: 180 °C / 356 °FReady to continue when: The oven is at 180 °C and the pan has a thin coating of oil.
10 min - 02
Beat the eggs and sugar
Beat the eggs and sugar until the mixture is pale and fluffy.
Ready to continue when: The mixture looks paler and airier than it did at the start.
5 min - 03
Add the liquid ingredients
Add the coconut milk, the remaining oil, and the vanilla extract. Stir until combined.
Ready to continue when: The mixture looks uniform, with no visible streaks of oil.
2 min - 04
Fold in the dry ingredients
Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt over the mixture. Fold gently until no lumps remain.
Ready to continue when: There are no visible lumps of flour in the batter.
5 min - 05
Add the coconut and pour the batter
Fold in the freshly grated coconut. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Ready to continue when: The coconut is distributed through the batter, which is spread in the pan.
3 min - 06
Bake and cool
Bake at 180 °C for 50 minutes. Check the centre with a skewer; if it comes out clean, remove the pan from the oven. Leave the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning it out.
Temperature: 180 °C / 356 °FReady to continue when: The skewer comes out clean from the centre of the cake; after 10 minutes of cooling, it can be turned out.
50 min
Ingredients
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State: Published after documentary validation; no “Tested” label is shown.