I’m so excited about this blog! I’ve been baking for years and taking photos of my desserts, but never thought of putting them together on a blog.
This post will feature what is possibly my favorite cake in the whole world: Cold Cake (aka ‘Bolo Gelado’)
This recipe is my grandmother’s, and it consists of coconut cake layered with delicious custard. The cake is then refrigerated overnight and served the next day!
edited with recipe!
It took me a while, but here it is. The recipe is adapted, because my grandma often made this with a store-bought Brazilian coconut cake. That obviously cannot be found here. Whenever possible, I make this with a coconut cake mix found at the local Brazilian shop. I have made coconut cakes from scratch, but they were never ‘coconuty’ enough for me. So, my suggestion for the cake is: your favorite vanilla cake recipe + coconut extract. Simple as that!
Now, for the custard:
16.9 oz milk
1 egg yolk
2 teasp. vanilla
1 can condensed milk
1 tablespoon cornstarch
Mix EVERYTHING in a saucepan and heat it up (always stirring) on low heat, until it boils. Remove from heat, let it cool, and layer it in with slices of the coconut cake (first and last layer should be of custard). Refrigerate overnight, and you are good to go!
This is the first time I’ve come across the Cold Cake. I find it very interesting. Can you tell us a little bit more about it, for example its origin? It would be nice to know.
I am originally from Brazil, and this is a cake my grandmother used to make whenever we would go have lunch at her house on Sundays.
I assume her recipe has been in the family for a while, but it probably has its different versions across the country!
I think that any sort of coconut based cake and your favorite egg + cornstarch custard would work for this. Just layer it and refrigerate overnight! <3
Ooooh my goodness, this looks amazing
Where is the recipe of the cold cake? I am diyng to try…
Belle- are you not willing to give us the recipe??
I will post the recipe here as soon as I come back from my trip next week (it´s in my recipe book!). =)