Chocolate Pops Cake

Ingredients cake:

4 tablespoons (57 grams) coconut oil or butter (soft)

1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated sugar

1 large egg at room temperature

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup (90 grams) cake flour

1/3 cup (30 grams) unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup (120 ml) buttermilk

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F/180C.

2. Grease an 8-inch round cake pan and line bottom and sides with parchment paper. Set aside.

3. In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder. Add salt. Set aside.

4. In a large bowl add coconut milk and sugar and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. About 2 minutes.

5. Add the egg and beat for another minute. Add vanilla extract and beat until incorporated.

6. Add half of the dry ingredients and beat on low speed until combined. About a minute or so.

7. Add buttermilk and continue beating on low.

8. Add remaining dry ingredients and beat until combined.

9. Place cake batter into prepared pan and bake for 16-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

10. Let the cake cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing it to a cooling rack.

11. Let cake cool completely. About 1 hour or so.

12. Cut cake in half and place cake on a serving plater. Spread half of brigadeiro while it still hot.

13. Cover with the other half of the cake and spread the remaining brigadeiro all over the cake. The brigadeiro must be hot for easy spreading.

14. Decorate with chocolate Crisp Pearls

15. Let the brigadeiro set before cutting the cake and serving.

Brigadeiro

1 can (397 grams) sweetened condensed milk

1 tablespoon butter

4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

In a medium saucepan, add all ingredients and stir constantly over a medium heat. Keep stirring until it’s thick and you can see the bottom of your pan.

Use brigadeiro immediately on the cake.

**to roll out brigadeiro: let it cool completely, then grease your hands with butter. Make 1 inch size balls and cover with chocolate sprinkles.