Brigadeiro Cake
Brigadeiro Cake. Brigadeiro cake is the quintessential Brazilian birthday cake, and if you ask any Brazilian, we'll say this is the one chocolate cake to rule them all! This Brigadeiro cake recipe makes three layers of moist, tender crumb, super chocolaty cake and a smooth, ooey-gooey fudgy brigadeiro frosting and filling. The best part is you can decorate it with ALL. Ask any Brazilian what is their favorite cake and you will always get the same answer: brigadeiro cake. Absolutely nothing compares to this rich, fudgy, moist chocolate cake! Cook Brigadeiro Cake using 13 ingredients and 12 steps easily.
Ingredients
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Prepare 4 of eggs
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Prepare 1 cup of sugar
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Prepare 1/4 cup of oil
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It’s 1 cup of flour
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Prepare 1 pinch of salt
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You need 1 1/2 cups of chocolate powder
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Prepare 1/2 cup of boiling water
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Prepare 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
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Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
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It’s 14 ounces of sweetened condensed milk
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Prepare 1 tablespoon of butter
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You need 2 tablespoons of cream (25 percent fat content)
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Prepare 2 cups of chocolate chips
Steps
- Separate the whites from the yolks. Reserve the egg whites in a bowl; beat the egg yolks with sugar and oil..
- Mix the flour, salt and 1 cup of chocolate powder..
- Add, alternately, water and the flour mix to the yolk mixture..
- When well incorporated, add the vanilla extract..
- Beat the egg whites..
- Add the baking powder and the egg whites gently..
- Line the bottom of a round cake pan with parchment paper, grease and flour the sides and place the batter in it..
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake for 40 minutes..
- When the cake has cooled, cut it in half with the aid of a knife or a nylon wire..
- In a saucepan, add the condensed milk, 1/2 cup chocolate and butter. Bring to a simmer until it is consistent. Turn off the heat and add the cream. Stir to keep it warm..
- Use half of the brigadeiro as filling for the cake and the rest as topping..
- Finish with chocolate chips..
And if you really love the taste of these Brazilian delicacies, you can make a brigadeiro cake (bolo de brigadeiro), by using the same mixture for the filling and the icing. This brigadeiro recipe is validated by our Brazilian culinary expert Denise Browning , author of culinary blog Easy and Delish. Over medium-low heat, stir vigorously the three ingredients. Brigadeiro Bakery is here to tell the story of these lovable chocolate balls. Our mission is to share the love of Brigadeiros to New York and beyond.
