Here’s a delicious Cuca de Leite Condensado recipe—a Brazilian-style cake topped with a sweet condensed milk glaze. It’s soft, moist, and perfect for dessert or afternoon coffee.
🍰 Cuca de Leite Condensado (Condensed Milk Cake)
🧾 Ingredients
For the cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the topping (streusel + condensed milk):
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 can (395g / 14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
- Optional: cinnamon for sprinkling
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Preheat oven
- Preheat to 180°C (350°F)
- Grease and flour a 9×13-inch (23×33 cm) baking pan
2. Make the cake batter
- In a bowl, whisk eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla
- In another bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
- Gradually combine wet and dry ingredients until smooth
3. Prepare the streusel topping
- Mix butter, sugar, and flour with your fingers until crumbly
- Optional: add a pinch of cinnamon
4. Assemble
- Pour cake batter into the prepared pan
- Crumble streusel topping evenly over the batter
- Drizzle sweetened condensed milk over the top
5. Bake
- Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Let cool slightly before serving
6. Serve
- Cut into squares
- Optional: drizzle more condensed milk or sprinkle powdered sugar on top
💡 Tips
- For extra flavor, add ½ tsp lemon zest to the cake batter
- You can also mix chopped nuts or coconut into the topping for texture
- Best served slightly warm with coffee or tea
If you want, I can give you a fancier caramelized condensed milk version that has a slightly gooey, decadent topping—perfect for special occasions.
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