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Tasty Thursday - Fubá com Coco (Brazilian cornmeal & coconut cake)

10/16/2014

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When I think of all the places I have visited or lived in, it is never the fancy food that I miss the most. Not the sushi in lacquered boxes but the cold soba noodles bought for a fiver on a hot summer’s day from Japan. Not the rich confit duck but the fresh baguettes and stinky cheese from France. And from Brazil, it has to be fubá. A very simple but perfect little cake. Lovely and moist, not too sweet, great with a cup of coffee. It is comfort food, the stuff of nostalgia and hangovers and real life rather than postcard moments. 
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This recipe is for my version of it - fairly low on the sugar content, and with plenty of coconut flavour. I have no idea how it rates in terms of authenticity, but who cares - it’s good.

Before I give you the actual recipe, however, I should apologise for suddenly going all cups on you instead of grams and mls. I made this with the toddler - the insanely impatient and fidgety toddler - and it was much easier to quickly chuck everything into cups than to try to get the scales out. I hope it makes sense.

This is, by the way, a great cake to make with kids, as they can just throw everything together in one bowl and whisk it. No need for stiff egg whites and careful folding, or anything like that.

Fubá com Coco

Makes: one loaf (about 12 slices)
Pots/pans to be washed up afterwards: 2 (plus lots of cups if you measure out the ingredients in them!)
Prep time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 30-40 mins

Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup fine cornmeal
1 cup cow’s milk
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup sugar
½ cup shredded coconut
2 eggs
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon baking powder
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1. Preheat the oven to 180° C and grease a bread load tin.

2. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cornmeal and baking powder.

3. Add all the other ingredients and whisk vigorously until combined.

4. Pour the mixture into the bread loaf tin.

5. Bake for about 30-40 minutes, until golden on top.
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Best served with coffee. Best eaten when you’re still half-asleep and in need of a culinary cuddle.

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11 Comments
Alison link
10/21/2014 06:05:08 am

This looks lovely, I really like the idea of coconut in it.

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Eline @ Pasta & Patchwork link
10/22/2014 02:45:46 am

Thank you! I think the coconut is what makes it so good.

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Lucy @ BakingQueen74 link
10/21/2014 02:57:40 pm

This sounds delicious, I would love to try it out one day soon! #tastytuesdays

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Eline @ Pasta & Patchwork link
10/22/2014 02:46:22 am

Please do and let me know how it turns out!

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Hay In A Day link
10/21/2014 03:07:17 pm

Yum this does sound good. Simple but tasty are my favourite kind of cakes! I need a slice of this at my next coffee break :-) #tastytuesday

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Eline @ Pasta & Patchwork link
10/22/2014 02:47:06 am

Ha, I think that at every coffee break ;-)

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Helen link
10/21/2014 03:36:24 pm

My husband loves coconut so I'm thinking about making this for him.

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Eline @ Pasta & Patchwork link
10/22/2014 02:48:45 am

Oh great! I hope he likes it if you do decide to make it for him.

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Carie link
10/21/2014 04:08:34 pm

Oh that looks yummy! Do you think it would still work with all coconut milk and no cows milk - I'm always looking for things to make while I'm ditching the dairy!

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Eline @ Pasta & Patchwork link
10/22/2014 02:50:17 am

I haven't tried that but I can't see why it wouldn't work. You might want to reduce the sugar content though, as coconut milk tends is usually sweeter than cow's milk.

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Honest Mum link
10/26/2014 02:47:33 am

Wow loving the sound of this cake, I so want to make a trip to Brazil one day! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays

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