Coconut cake

Este bolo é muito fácil e rápido de se preparar.

É muito bom, especialmente para quem gostar de côco.

Vai precisar de:

125g de manteiga
6 ovos
300g de açucar
200g de coco ralado

Comece por derreter a manteiga. De seguida, misture a manteiga com o açucar, os ovos e com o coco ralado.
Quando tiver uma massa macia, leve a cozer a 180º por cerca de 20 minutos.

No final pode pulvilhar com algum coco ralado para decorar o bolo.

Bom apetite!





This cake is really easy and fast to cook.

It's very tasty, specially for people who love coconut.

You're going to need:

125g butter
6 eggs
300g sugar
200g of grated coconut

Stat by melting the butter. Then mix it with the sugar, the eggs and the grated coconut.
When you have a soft dough, bake it for 20 minutes at 180º.

At the end, you can dust with grated coconut for a better presentation.

Bom apetite!

Chocolate Mousse with whisky

This way is not the most common way to prepare chocolate mousse but is really tasty!


To prepare it you'll need:

200g of cooking chocolate
4 eggs
250g of sugar
200ml of cream
One tablespoon of butter
One small glass of whisky

You start by melting the chocolate in water bath. At the same time you mix the butter with 150g of sugar using a electric mixer and, when they are mixed, you add just the 4 yolks without stopping the electric mixer and you just stop when all the 3 are completely mixed. Next, separately, you mix, again with the electric mixer, the 4 eggs whites with 50g of sugar to make stiff pikes.

Separately you beat the 200 ml of cream with another 50g of sugar.

Now, you mix the melted chocolate with the butter, the yolks and the 150g of sugar that you have previosly mixed, making a chocolate mixture. After it you add involving (not mixing) the stiff pikes followed by the cream with sugar. Finally you add a small glass of whisky. Leave it in the fridge, it's better to eat it fresh.
 

Bom apetite!

 

 



Açorda

Açorda is very popular in Portugal and is really simple to prepare. Quantities in this recipe varies slightly according to the tastes of each one. You'll need.

peeled shrimp

1 or 2 garlic cloves

bread

eggs

coriander

salt

olive oil

You start by filling the bottom of the pan with olive oil and the garlic. When the garlic stays brown you should remove it. Now is time to add water, peeled shrimp, coriander and salt. When it starts to boil is time to add the bread. Mix everything and add one egg per person, at least. You can also mix or not the eggs, like in the pictures. After it you just need to wait 5 minutes and it's ready to eat.

If you don't like the flavor of the coriander you can simply replace it by parsley.

Bom apetite!

Baba de Camelo (camel's drool)

This is another dessert typically Portuguese.
It's really easy to cook. You'll need:

- 1 can of condensed milk already boiled

- 6 eggs

You start by mixing very well the condensed milk with the 6 yolks.
Separately you beat the 6 eggs whites into stiff peaks.

The third step is to shuffle everything.
Now, it's ready to go to the fridge.
If you like, you can add on top some almond, walnut or grated wafer.
It should be served cold.


Bom apetite!