Coconut Cake (Torta al Cocco)
Instructions
Unroll the dough and roles at a cake tin, pressing the edges, prick the bottom and sides with a fork.
Cover it with dried beans and bake in hot oven for 10-15 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare the cream in a double boiler or in a heavy casserole: mix sugar, starch, salt.
Add the milk.
Bring to a boil fresh focus.
Cook 15 minutes, stirring constantly while until it thickens.
Put the egg yolks.
Cook 3 minutes.
Add the butter, vanilla and coconut.
When it is cooled, pour it in the Pan (after deleted the beans).
Prepare a Meringue with whipped egg whites in which we add 6 tablespoons sugar.
Put it on the cream of coconut.
Sprinkle the surface with more coconut.
Pass the pie in the oven very hot, making Brown the meringue and coconut.
Ingredients and dosing for 8 persons
- Puff pastry
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1/2 cup of cornstarch or flour
- 1 pinch of salt
- 3 cups of milk
- 3 eggs separated
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- Vanilla
- 1/2 cup of coconut