Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:
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4 large eggs
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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1 cup milk
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1 cup sugar
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1/2 cup cocoa powder (50% cocoa recommended)
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
Instructions:
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Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and flour a medium-sized baking pan.
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In a blender, combine eggs, milk, sugar, oil, and cocoa powder. Blend until smooth.
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Pour the mixture into a bowl and gradually add the sifted flour. Mix gently until incorporated.
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Add the baking powder and stir until just combined.
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Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Let the cake cool completely before assembling.
Coconut Filling
Ingredients:
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2 cans sweetened condensed milk
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100 ml heavy cream (about half a small box)
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100 g desiccated coconut
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1 tablespoon margarine
Instructions:
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In a saucepan, combine margarine, condensed milk, and coconut. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
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Add the heavy cream and cook for a few more minutes until smooth.
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Remove from heat and let it cool to room temperature.
Chocolate Ganache (Brigadeiro)
Ingredients:
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1 can sweetened condensed milk
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1 tablespoon margarine
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3 tablespoons cocoa powder (50% recommended)
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100 ml heavy cream
Instructions:
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In a saucepan, combine condensed milk, margarine, and cocoa powder. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and pulls away from the sides.
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Remove from heat and stir in the heavy cream until smooth.
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Let the ganache cool to room temperature.
Assembly
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Slice the cooled cake horizontally into two layers.
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Prepare a syrup by mixing 400 ml milk, 1/2 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, and 1 tablespoon butter. Soak the bottom layer with half of this syrup.
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Spread the coconut filling evenly over the soaked bottom layer.
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Place the second cake layer on top and soak with the remaining syrup.
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Spread the chocolate ganache over the top layer.
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Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight to allow the cake to set.
This version is clean, precise, and suitable for printing or sharing.
If you want, I can also provide a simplified one-pan version that’s easier to make but just as moist and tasty. Do you want me to do that?