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Breads, Biscuits and Cakes
Recipes - Portuguese Coconut Cake
Ingredients
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4 eggs, separated
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450 g/1lb/2 cups
caster (superfine) sugar
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450 g/1lb/4 cups
desiccated (shredded) coconut
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100 g/4 oz/1 cup
rice flour
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50 ml/2fl oz/3 1/2
tbsp rose water
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1.5 ml/1 /4 tsp ground
cardamom
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1.5 ml/1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
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A pinch of ground
cloves
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A pinch of ground
mace
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25 g1 oz/1/4 cup
slivered almonds
Method:
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Put the egg yolks in a bowl with the sugar and beat well. Stir in the
coconut, then fold in the flour.
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Stir in the rose
water and spices. Whisk the egg whites until stiff
and fold into the mixture with a metal spoon.
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Pour
into a greased baking tin (pan) and sprinkle the
almonds over the top.
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Bake at 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4
for about 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted in
the centre
comes out clean.
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Leave to cool in the tin for 10
minutes, then cut into squares.
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Breads,
Biscuits and Cakes Recipes - Portuguese Coconut Cake
