Torta de Coco

Name: Torta de Coco (Christmas Coconut Pudding)
Yield: 12 to 16 servings
Cuisine: Colombian
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon coconut extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 4 cups sponge cake crumbs; 4 eggs; 1 cup Moscatel, sweet wine; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 cup raisins

Christmas Coconut Pudding

Preparation info

12 to 16
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Secrets of Colombian Cooking

By Patricia McCausland-Gallo

Published 2004

About

Torta de Coco is a traditional Christmas cake from the Valle del Cauca department. It is very rich and tasty, and keeps very well (up to a week). It tastes better every day.

Ingredients

1 recipe of Cocadas Blancas, partially prepared
1 cup raisins
1 cup

Americas
Colombia
Valle del Cauca
Dinner
Dessert
Christmas
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Prepare the recipe for Cocadas Blancas, but remove them from the heat 10 minutes after adding the coconut. Set aside to cool.
In a small pot, place the raisins and wine. Simmer over medium h