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About the recipe
Bolo de bolacha is a Portuguese dessert for home, coffee and a simple party.
Layers of biscuits and cream create a cold treat, with a coffee flavour and a soft texture after resting.
Ingredients
- 300 g Maria biscuits
- 250 g unsalted butter
- 180 g icing sugar
- 2 pasteurised egg yolks (optional)
- Cold strong coffee
- Chocolate shavings or crushed wafers
Method
- Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy.
- Add the pasteurised egg yolks if using.
- Quickly dip the biscuits into the coffee.
- Assemble layers of biscuit and cream.
- Cover with cream and biscuit crumbs.
- Chill for a few hours before serving.
Tips from Empório Portugal
- Soak the biscuits quickly so they don't fall apart.
- Resting in the refrigerator firms the cake.
- Unsweetened coffee balances the cream.
Possible substitutions in Brazil
- Cornflour biscuits can replace Maria biscuits.
- Mascarpone cream may be used as an alternative.
Pairing
Coffee or black tea. No alcoholic drink is required.
Regional and family variations may change ingredients, quantities and method.
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